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(88) Date of publication A3: 10.12.2009 (43) Date of publication: 09.03.2011 Bulletin 2011/10 (21) Application number: 09722350.7 (22) Date of filing: 13.03.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61N 5/06(2006.01) A61N 5/067(2006.01) A61N 5/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2009/037121 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/117323 (24.09.2009 Gazette 2009/39)

(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: 18.03.2008 US 37668 P 19.02.2009 US 389294 (71) Applicant: PhotoThera, Inc. Carlsbad, CA 92008 (US)	(72) Inventors: DE TABOADA, Luis Carlsbad CA 92008 (US) STREETER, Jackson Reno NV 89059 (US) BRADLEY, Scott San Marco, CA 92078 (US) DELAPP, Scott San Diego, CA 92107 (US) MCNEILL, Terry Ramona, CA 92065 (US) (74) Representative: Vossius & Partner  Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)