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(88) Date of publication A3: 05.11.2009 (43) Date of publication: 10.11.2010 Bulletin 2010/45 (21) Application number: 09704590.0 (22) Date of filing: 23.01.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/04(2006.01) A61B 17/30(2006.01) A61B 17/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2009/050811 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/092815 (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: 24.01.2008 US 23401 26.03.2008 WO PCT/EP2008/053584 (71) Applicant: Sutureaid Holdings B.V. 6716 AE Ede (NL)

(72) Inventors: PADBERG, Marc NL-7511 RM Enschede (NL) DE VRIES, Luc NL-7478 AB Diepenheim (NL) HOLWERDA, Mars NL-6835 CA Arnhem (NL) VAN FURTH, Wouter NL-1217 BG Hilversum (NL) WINDELER, Eric Toronto Ontario M4N 1J3 (CA) JONKMAN, Libbe NL-9206 BG Drachten (NL) GRIFFIOEN, Ingeborg NL-7415 CM Deventer (NL) MEEMS, Berry NL-8151 AJ Lemelerveld (NL) HOBO, Iris NL-7413 XX Deventer (NL) (74) Representative: Clarkson, Paul Magnus  Howrey LLP Rembrandt Tower, 31st Floor Amstelplein 1 1096 HA Amsterdam 1096 HA Amsterdam (NL)