ENHANCED BREAST IMAGING/BIOPSY SYSTEM EMPLOYING TARGETED ULTRASOUND

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EP 0 936 889 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:
	24.11.2010 Bulletin 2010/47

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	28.07.2010 Bulletin 2010/30

(21)	Application number: 97911697.7

(22)	Date of filing: 14.10.1997

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 6/00^(2006.01)

A61B 8/08^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1997/018468

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1998/016149 (23.04.1998 Gazette 1998/16)

(54)	ENHANCED BREAST IMAGING/BIOPSY SYSTEM EMPLOYING TARGETED ULTRASOUND ANORDNUNG ZUR BILDERZEUGUNG UND ZUR BIOPSIE DER MAMMA MITTELS FOKUSSIERTEM ULTRASCHALL SYSTEME AMELIORE D'IMAGERIE MAMMAIRE / DE BIOPSIE A ECHOGRAPHIE CIBLEE

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR IT

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Priority:

15.10.1996 US 730107

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	25.08.1999 Bulletin 1999/34

(73)	Proprietor: Fischer Imaging Corporation
	Denver, CO 80241 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	NIELDS, Morgan, W. Englewood, CO 80110 (US)

(74)	Representative: Maier, Daniel Oliver et al
	Siemens AG CT IP Com E Postfach 22 16 34 80506 München 80506 München (DE)

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References cited: :

WO-A-93/10710
WO-A-96/32065
DE-A- 4 309 597
US-A- 5 289 520
US-A- 5 411 026
US-A- 5 479 927

WO-A-93/17620
WO-A-96/39939
US-A- 4 346 717
US-A- 5 398 690
US-A- 5 447 154

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