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(88) Date of publication A3: 14.06.2012 (43) Date of publication: 03.07.2013 Bulletin 2013/27 (21) Application number: 11820601.0 (22) Date of filing: 24.08.2011

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61H 3/00(2006.01) A61G 5/04(2013.01) A61H 3/04(2006.01) A61G 7/10(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2011/048978 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/027479 (01.03.2012 Gazette 2012/09)

(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: 25.08.2010 US 868446 24.08.2010 US 376297 P (71) Applicant: The Research Foundation of State University of New York Albany, NY 12207 (US)	(72) Inventors: PURWAR, Anurag Stony Brook, NY 11794 (US) GALEOTAFIORE, Thomas Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776 (US) MILES, Justin Queensbury, NY 12804 (US) RENERT, Jeffrey Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724 (US) (74) Representative: Hautier, Nicolas  Cabinet Hautier 20, rue de la Liberté 06000 Nice 06000 Nice (FR)