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(43) Date of publication: 21.07.2010 Bulletin 2010/29 (21) Application number: 08844195.1 (22) Date of filing: 30.10.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/80(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/081739 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/058969 (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: 29.07.2008 US 84281 (71) Applicant: Synthes GmbH 4436 Oberdorf (CH)	(72) Inventors: DELL'OCA, Alberto A. Fernandez 11500 Montevideo (UY) CHAN, Jason S. Dresher Pennsylvania 19025 (US) (74) Representative: Lusuardi, Werther  Dr. Lusuardi AG Kreuzbühlstrasse 8 8008 Zürich 8008 Zürich (CH)