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(11) EP 0 926 998 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
14.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/16

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
29.10.2003 Bulletin 2003/44

(21) Application number: 98919413.9

(22) Date of filing: 25.05.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61B 19/00
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB1998/000798
(87) International publication number:
WO 1998/058593 (30.12.1998 Gazette 1998/52)

(54)

IMAGE GUIDED SURGERY SYSTEM

BILDGEFÜHRTES CHIRURGISCHES SYSTEM

SYSTEME CHIRURGICAL GUIDE PAR IMAGES

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB NL

(30) Priority: 23.06.1997 EP 97201922

(43) Date of publication of application:
07.07.1999 Bulletin 1999/27

(73) Proprietors:
  • Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    5621 BA Eindhoven (NL)
    Designated Contracting States:
    FR GB NL 
  • Philips Intellectual Property & Standards GmbH
    20099 Hamburg (DE)
    Designated Contracting States:
    DE 

(72) Inventors:
  • KONEN, Wolfgang
    NL-5656 AA Eindhoven (NL)
  • SCHOLZ, Martin
    NL-5656 AA Eindhoven (NL)

(74) Representative: van der Veer, Johannis Leendert et al
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards P.O. Box 220
5600 AE Eindhoven
5600 AE Eindhoven (NL)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A1-94/03100
US-A- 5 604 531
 US-A- 4 722 056
US-A- 5 617 858
   
       
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