Global Patent Index - EP 2061379 A2

EP 2061379 A2 20090527 - DEVICE

Title (en)

DEVICE

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF

Publication

EP 2061379 A2 20090527 (EN)

Application

EP 07789325 A 20070824

Priority

  • GB 2007003240 W 20070824
  • US 82358206 P 20060825

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2008023193A2] The present invention relates, in one aspect, to a medical device for sampling biological material comprising; (i) an elongate housing (12); (ii) a probe (15) for sampling the biological material slideably mounted within the elongate housing; and (iii) a current supply electrically coupled to the probe or the elongate housing (12); wherein said elongate housing (12) and said probe (15) are made from materials having different Peltier potentials such that supply of current from the current supply generates a Peltier effect between said elongate housing and said probe.

IPC 8 full level

A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 10/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 19/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 10/0096 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 10/0233 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 50/30 (2016.02 - EP); A61B 50/31 (2016.02 - EP); A61B 90/30 (2016.02 - EP US); A61B 2010/0225 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 2010/045 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 2017/00296 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 2017/00336 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 2017/00849 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 2018/0237 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 2018/0243 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 2050/0014 (2016.02 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2008023193A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2008023193 A2 20080228; WO 2008023193 A3 20080703; EP 2061379 A2 20090527

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 2007003240 W 20070824; EP 07789325 A 20070824