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(88) Date of publication A3: 18.12.2008 (43) Date of publication: 24.02.2010 Bulletin 2010/08 (21) Application number: 08737458.3 (22) Date of filing: 17.04.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 5/14(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2008/000930 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/129389 (30.10.2008 Gazette 2008/44)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 19.04.2007 IT PI20070051 (71) Applicant: Rizzoli Ortopedia S.p.A. 40054 Budrio (IT)	(72) Inventor: SUBINI, Carlo I-22079 Villa Guardia (IT) (74) Representative: Celestino, Marco  ABM Agenzia Brevetti & Marchi Viale G. Pisano, 31 56123 Pisa 56123 Pisa (IT)