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(43) Date of publication: 07.03.2012 Bulletin 2012/10 (21) Application number: 09844191.8 (22) Date of filing: 30.06.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61M 1/00(2006.01) A61M 25/00(2006.01) A61M 27/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2009/049154 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/126537 (04.11.2010 Gazette 2010/44)

(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 (30) Priority: 29.04.2009 US 336164 22.06.2009 US 488936 (71) Applicant: Gulf Medical Holdings, LLC Beverly Hills, FL 34465 (US)	(72) Inventor: SHAFFER, Vance Beverly Hills, FL 34465 (US) (74) Representative: Main, Malcolm Charles  Murgitroyd & Company Immeuble Atlantis 55 Allee Pierre Ziller 06560 Valbonne - Sophia Antipolis 06560 Valbonne - Sophia Antipolis (FR)