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(43) Date of publication: 12.08.2015 Bulletin 2015/33 (21) Application number: 13843164.8 (22) Date of filing: 27.09.2013

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61N 1/04(2006.01) A61N 1/36(2006.01) A61N 1/32(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2013/062257 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/055359 (10.04.2014 Gazette 2014/15)

(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 Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 01.10.2012 US 201261708426 P (71) Applicant: Zoll Medical Corporation Chelmsford, MA 01824 (US)	(72) Inventors: TOTMAN, Mark Winchester, MA 01890 (US) WHITE, Sheldon S. Brookline, MA 02445 (US) DESMARAIS, Christopher Acushnet, MA 02743 (US) PREW, Paul F. S. Attleboro, MA 02703 (US) DUPELLE, Michael R. deceased (US) (74) Representative: Schwan Schorer & Partner mbB  Patentanwälte Bauerstrasse 22 80796 München 80796 München (DE)