METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF TISSUE OF EPITHELIAL LINED VISCUS - Patent 0925015

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EP 0 925 015 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	30.06.1999 Bulletin 1999/26

(21)	Application number: 97937053.0

(22)	Date of filing: 31.07.1997

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 10/ 00^{( . )}
A61B 1/ 303^{( . )}
A61B 1/ 31^{( . )}

A61B 1/ 00^{( . )}
A61B 1/ 307^{( . )}
A61B 5/ 00^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1997/013300

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1998/005253 (12.02.1998 Gazette 1998/06)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

02.08.1996 US 19960693471

(71)	Applicant: BOARD OF REGENTS THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
	Austin, Texas 78701 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	RICHARDS-KORTUM, Rebecca Austin, TX 78739 (US) MITCHELL, Michele, Follen Houston, TX 77004 (US) UTZINGER, Urs CH-8184 Bachenbulach (CH)

(74)	Representative: Gowshall, Jonathan Vallance, et al
	FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Franz-Joseph-Strasse 38 80801 München 80801 München (DE)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF TISSUE OF EPITHELIAL LINED VISCUS