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(43) Date of publication: 18.11.2009 Bulletin 2009/47 (21) Application number: 07713456.7 (22) Date of filing: 16.02.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 10/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IT2007/000105 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/053503 (08.05.2008 Gazette 2008/19)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 03.11.2006 IT CL20060039 (71) Applicant: Cooper & Nichols Associates Ltd W1T6AW London (GB)	(72) Inventor: TROVATO, Claudio, Filippo, Maria I-94011 Agira (IT) (74) Representative: Papa, Elisabetta et al Società Italiana Brevetti S.p.A Piazza di Pietra, 39 00186 Roma 00186 Roma (IT)