21.   The actual laser procedure can take only a few minutes and be less painful than the pretreatment shots.

22.   The earliest the procedure could take place is September, he said.

23.   The entire procedure took nearly seven hours.

24.   The implanting procedure usually takes less than two hours.

25.   The implantation procedure takes two or three minutes, and there have been no reported medical complications.

26.   The procedure took about a half hour and could be done as an out-patient procedure in humans, Ricordi said.

27.   The procedure usually takes about five minutes.

28.   The procedure usually takes five to six hours, but he encountered several complications.

29.   The procedure usually takes two days.

30.   The procedure takes about a month, Holland said.