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(88) Date of publication A3: 18.03.2010 (43) Date of publication: 14.07.2010 Bulletin 2010/28 (21) Application number: 08845498.8 (22) Date of filing: 03.10.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61L 29/06(2006.01) A61L 29/14(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/011435 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/058186 (07.05.2009 Gazette 2009/19)

(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: 31.10.2007 US 981182 31.10.2007 US 980976 (71) Applicant: Senorx, Inc. Irvine, CA 92618 (US)	(72) Inventors: JONES, Michael, L. San Clemente CA 92673 (US) LOUW, Frank, R. Carlsbad CA 92009 (US) (74) Representative: Barz, Peter  Patentanwalt Dr. Peter Barz Kaiserplatz 2 D-80803 München D-80803 München (DE)