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(88) Date of publication A3: 13.12.2012 (43) Date of publication: 22.01.2014 Bulletin 2014/04 (21) Application number: 12713446.8 (22) Date of filing: 14.03.2012

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 5/00(2006.01) A61B 5/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2012/029041 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/125700 (20.09.2012 Gazette 2012/38)

(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: 16.03.2011 US 201113049453 14.04.2011 WO PCT/US2011/032404 31.05.2011 US 201113149585 23.08.2011 US 201113216132 (71) Applicant: Allergan, Inc. Irvine, CA 92612 (US)

(72) Inventors: SNOW, Sean Carpinteria California 93013 (US) BABKES, Mitchell H. Santa Clarita California 91350 (US) BORRELL, Marcos Goleta California 93117 (US) DEUEL, Christopher R. Arlington Massachusetts 02474 (US) DOMINGUEZ, Zachary P. Santa Barbara California 93101 (US) FRANKLIN, Ethan Goleta California 93117 (US) HONARYAR, Babak Orinda California 94563 (US) TORJESEN, Erik Goleta California 93117 (US) (74) Representative: HOFFMANN EITLE  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München 81925 München (DE)