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(43) Date of publication: 12.09.2012 Bulletin 2012/37 (21) Application number: 10777118.0 (22) Date of filing: 27.10.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/34(2006.01) A61M 25/06(2006.01) A61M 39/10(2006.01) A61M 25/01(2006.01) A61M 25/00(2006.01) A61B 17/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/SE2010/051166 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/056125 (12.05.2011 Gazette 2011/19)

(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 RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 03.11.2009 SE 0950822 03.11.2009 US 611277 (71) Applicant: St. Jude Medical Systems AB 751 35 Uppsala (SE)	(72) Inventor: MAHLIN, Fredrik S-755 92 Uppsala (SE) (74) Representative: Holmberg, Nils Anders Patrik  BRANN AB P.O. Box 12246 102 26 Stockholm 102 26 Stockholm (SE)