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(43) Date of publication: 16.02.2011 Bulletin 2011/07 (21) Application number: 09746178.4 (22) Date of filing: 12.05.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 5/0402(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2009/006088 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/138883 (19.11.2009 Gazette 2009/47)

(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: 12.05.2008 US 119339 12.05.2008 US 119462 12.05.2008 US 119315 09.09.2008 US 206885 12.05.2008 US 119325 (71) Applicant: Cardio Art Technologies, Ltd. Or Yehuda (IL)	(72) Inventor: FURMAN, Dan, Gur Gedera (IL) (74) Representative: Bittner, Thomas L.  Forrester & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)