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(88) Date of publication A3: 20.08.2009 (43) Date of publication: 29.09.2010 Bulletin 2010/39 (21) Application number: 08864599.9 (22) Date of filing: 21.12.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/04(2006.01) A61B 17/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IL2008/001645 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/081396 (02.07.2009 Gazette 2009/27)

(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: 20.12.2007 US 15471 24.06.2008 US 75143 (71) Applicant: MOR RESEARCH APPLICATIONS LTD. 69710 Tel-Aviv (IL)	(72) Inventor: ZLOTNICK, Amnon 34482 Haifa (IL) (74) Representative: Fichter, Robert Arno  Dennemeyer & Associates S.A. 55, rue des Bruyères 1274 Howald 1274 Howald (LU)