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(43) Date of publication: 12.05.2010 Bulletin 2010/19 (21) Application number: 07801556.7 (22) Date of filing: 08.08.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 21/67(2006.01) G01N 21/85(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2007/007015 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/018842 (12.02.2009 Gazette 2009/07)

(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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (71) Applicant: Elan Vital (UK) LTD Half Moon Cottage Brandsby Road Stillington York, YO61 1NX (GB)	(72) Inventor: MOOR, Timothy, Nicholas York, YO61 1NX (GB) (74) Representative: Bawden, Peter Charles  Bawden & Associates 4 The Gatehouse 2 High Street Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2TH Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2TH (GB)