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EP 2 227 142 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 10.12.2009 (43) Date of publication: 15.09.2010 Bulletin 2010/37 (21) Application number: 08851238.9 (22) Date of filing: 21.11.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 5/097(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2008/003528 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/066176 (28.05.2009 Gazette 2009/22)

(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: 21.11.2007 EP 07254527 (71) Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A. 2000 Neuchâtel (CH)	(72) Inventors: VAN, MIERT, Erik 3360 Bierbeek (BE) SCHOONJANS, Kristof 1790 Affligem (BE) (74) Representative: Bradford, Victoria Sophie  Reddie & Grose 16 Theobalds Road London WC1X 8PL London WC1X 8PL (GB)