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(43) Date of publication: 28.04.2010 Bulletin 2010/17 (21) Application number: 08772874.7 (22) Date of filing: 09.07.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 6/02(2006.01) A61B 6/12(2006.01) A61B 6/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/CA2008/001257 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/006736 (15.01.2009 Gazette 2009/03)

(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: 10.07.2007 CA 2593185 (71) Applicant: Cooke, T. Derek V. Brooklin, ON L0B 1C0 (CA)	(72) Inventor: Cooke, T. Derek V. Brooklin, ON L0B 1C0 (CA) (74) Representative: Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte  Grafinger Strasse 2 81671 München 81671 München (DE)