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(88) Date of publication A3: 15.10.2009 (43) Date of publication: 24.11.2010 Bulletin 2010/47 (21) Application number: 09702381.6 (22) Date of filing: 16.01.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/14(2006.01) A61B 17/56(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2009/031225 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/091960 (23.07.2009 Gazette 2009/30)

(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: 16.01.2008 US 11478 (71) Applicant: Vertiflex, Inc. San Clemente, CA 92673 (US)	(72) Inventors: REGLOS, Joey, Camia Lake Forest CA 92630 (US) ALTARAC, Moti Irvine CA 92603 (US) (74) Representative: Gowshall, Jonathan Vallance  Forrester & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)