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(88) Date of publication A3: 31.12.2014 (43) Date of publication: 20.01.2016 Bulletin 2016/03 (21) Application number: 14712450.7 (22) Date of filing: 04.03.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 2/00(2006.01) A61L 27/58(2006.01) A61B 17/068(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2014/020071 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/149642 (25.09.2014 Gazette 2014/39)

(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: 15.03.2013 US 201313831656 (71) Applicant: Ethicon, Inc Somerville, NJ 08876 (US)	(72) Inventors: JACINTO, Gabriel R. Belle Mead, New Jersey 08502 (US) CARDINALE, Michael Morristown, New Jersey 07960 (US) MCROY, Lynn Louese Hingham, Massachusetts 02043 (US) CHOMIAK, Harry Martin Neshanic Station, New Jersey 08853 (US) (74) Representative: Carpmaels & Ransford LLP  One Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA London WC1B 5HA (GB)