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(88) Date of publication A3: 16.06.2011 (43) Date of publication: 25.07.2012 Bulletin 2012/30 (21) Application number: 10815758.7 (22) Date of filing: 14.09.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 5/02(2006.01) A61B 5/103(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/002508 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/031335 (17.03.2011 Gazette 2011/11)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL 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: 16.03.2010 US 340420 P 14.09.2009 US 276603 P (71) Applicants: Edman, Carl Frederick San Diego, CA 92109 (US) Drinan, Darrel Dean San Diego, CA 92130 (US) Bhavaraju, Naresh Chandra San Diego, CA 92129 (US)	(72) Inventors: Edman, Carl Frederick San Diego, CA 92109 (US) Drinan, Darrel Dean San Diego, CA 92130 (US) Bhavaraju, Naresh Chandra San Diego, CA 92129 (US) (74) Representative: KIPA AB  P O Box 1065 251 10 Helsingborg 251 10 Helsingborg (SE)