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(43) Date of publication: 09.04.2014 Bulletin 2014/15 (21) Application number: 12800839.8 (22) Date of filing: 07.06.2012

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F04B 43/12(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2012/041261 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/173854 (20.12.2012 Gazette 2012/51)

(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: 17.06.2011 US 201161498064 P (71) Applicant: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. Tarrytown, NY 10591-5098 (US)	(72) Inventor: SHARMAN, Darren Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk IP32 7EG (GB) (74) Representative: Maier, Daniel Oliver  Siemens AG Postfach 22 16 34 80506 München 80506 München (DE)