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(88) Date of publication A3: 22.10.2009 (43) Date of publication: 03.11.2010 Bulletin 2010/44 (21) Application number: 09703374.0 (22) Date of filing: 22.01.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61M 29/02(2006.01) A61M 29/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2009/031710 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/094463 (30.07.2009 Gazette 2009/31)

(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 MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA RS (30) Priority: 23.01.2008 US 62448 P (71) Applicant: Vertiflex, Inc. San Clemente, CA 92673 (US)	(72) Inventors: TEBBE, Shawn Yorba Linda California 92668 (US) ALTARAC, Moti Irvine California 92603 (US) CHENG, Yang Foothill Ranch California 92610 (US) (74) Representative: Gowshall, Jonathan Vallance  Forrester & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)