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(88) Date of publication A3: 20.01.2011 (43) Date of publication: 29.02.2012 Bulletin 2012/09 (21) Application number: 10767617.3 (22) Date of filing: 20.04.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 1/00(2006.01) A61B 1/04(2006.01) A61B 1/018(2006.01) A61B 1/005(2006.01) A61B 1/05(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/031696 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/123858 (28.10.2010 Gazette 2010/43)

(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 SM TR (30) Priority: 20.04.2009 US 170863 P (71) Applicant: Envisionier Medical Technologies, Inc. Woodstock, GA 30188 (US)	(72) Inventor: MELDER, Patrick, C. Marietta GA 30064 (US) (74) Representative: Jansen, Cornelis Marinus et al VEREENIGDE Johan de Wittlaan 7 2517 JR Den Haag 2517 JR Den Haag (NL)