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(43) Date of publication: 09.11.2016 Bulletin 2016/45 (21) Application number: 14821265.7 (22) Date of filing: 30.12.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 21/64(2006.01) A61B 3/117(2006.01) A61B 5/00(2006.01) A61B 3/10(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2014/053854 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/101785 (09.07.2015 Gazette 2015/27)

(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: 30.12.2013 GB 201323130 (71) Applicant: Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh EH14 4AS (GB)	(72) Inventors: GAKAMSKY, Dmitry Livingston, EH54 7DU (GB) SMITH, Desmond Edinburgh EH14 4AS (GB) DUNCAN, Rory Edinburgh EH14 4AS (GB) (74) Representative: Hargreaves, Timothy Edward  Marks & Clerk LLP Atholl Exchange 6 Canning Street Edinburgh EH3 8EG Edinburgh EH3 8EG (GB)