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EP 0956083 A1 19991117 - NON-INVASIVE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM

Title (en)

NON-INVASIVE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM

Title (de)

NICHT-INVASIVE IDENTIFIKATIONSANORDNUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF NON INVASIF D'IDENTIFICATION

Publication

EP 0956083 A1 19991117 (EN)

Application

EP 96940090 A 19961115

Priority

IB 9601440 W 19961115
US 55884095 A 19951115

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9718009A1] A system and a kit for the non-invasive collection of DNA material from the inner cheeks of a living person or corpse. Included are swabs of high modulus fibers which scrape DNA material from the inner cheeks to obtain sufficient material for future identification.

IPC 1-7

A61M 35/00

IPC 8 full level

A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01); G01N 33/483 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61B 10/02 (2013.01); A61B 10/0051 (2013.01); A61B 10/0096 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320012 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9718009 A1 19970522; CA 2251785 A1 19970522; EP 0956083 A1 19991117; EP 0956083 A4 20000705

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 9601440 W 19961115; CA 2251785 A 19961115; EP 96940090 A 19961115