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(88) Date of publication A3: 11.03.2010 (43) Date of publication: 19.01.2011 Bulletin 2011/03 (21) Application number: 09739244.3 (22) Date of filing: 30.04.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/68(2006.01) A61B 17/80(2006.01) A61B 17/64(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2009/002714 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/134441 (05.11.2009 Gazette 2009/45)

(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: 30.04.2008 US 112415 30.04.2008 US 49108 P 30.04.2008 US 112442 (71) Applicant: Moximed, Inc. Hayward, CA 94545 (US)	(72) Inventors: CLIFFORD, Anton, G. Mountain View, CA 94040 (US) MAKOWER, Joshua Los Altos, CA 94022 (US) LANDRY, Michael, E. Austin, TX 78746 (US) SLONE, Clinton, N. San Francisco, CA 94114 (US) (74) Representative: Jansen, Cornelis Marinus  VEREENIGDE Johan de Wittlaan 7 2517 JR Den Haag 2517 JR Den Haag (NL)