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(43) Date of publication: 15.06.2011 Bulletin 2011/24 (21) Application number: 08798893.7 (22) Date of filing: 28.08.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 19/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/074669 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/024813 (04.03.2010 Gazette 2010/09)

(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 MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (71) Applicant: Ethos Surgical LLC Beaverton OR 97005 (US)	(72) Inventors: TURNER, Craig Portland OR 97229 (US) ECONOMAKI, John Lake Oswego OR 97034 (US) (74) Representative: Harrison Goddard Foote  106 Micklegate York North Yorkshire YO1 6JX York North Yorkshire YO1 6JX (GB)