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(88) Date of publication A3: 21.01.2010 (43) Date of publication: 23.02.2011 Bulletin 2011/08 (21) Application number: 09733847.9 (22) Date of filing: 21.04.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/90(2006.01) A61B 17/56(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2009/041248 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/131999 (29.10.2009 Gazette 2009/44)

(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: 21.04.2008 US 46516 (71) Applicant: JG Medical Products LLC Huntington, New York 11743 (US)	(72) Inventor: GLOISTEN, Jennifer, L. Farmingville NY 11738 (US) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät  Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München 80802 München (DE)