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(11) EP 1 005 829 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:
13.08.2003 Bulletin 2003/33

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
23.04.2003 Bulletin 2003/17

(21) Application number: 00104511.1

(22) Date of filing: 23.09.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61B 5/087, A61M 16/00

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Method for calculating the instantaneous inspired volume of a subject during ventilation

Berechnungsverfahren des instantanen Atemzugvolumens einer Person während Ventilation

Méthode de calcul de volume inspirée instantanée d'un sujet lors d'une ventilation

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

(30) Priority: 23.09.1996 AU PO247496
14.08.1997 WO PCT/AU97/00517

(43) Date of publication of application:
07.06.2000 Bulletin 2000/23

(60) Divisional application:
02102493.0 / 1277435

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
97939877.3 / 0996358

(73) Proprietor: RESMED LIMITED
North Ryde, New South Wales 2113 (AU)

(72) Inventor:
  • Berthon-Jones, Michael
    Leonay, New South Wales, 2750 (AU)

(74) Representative: Asquith, Julian Peter 
Marks & Clerk, 4220 Nash Court, Oxford Business Park South
Oxford OX4 2RU
Oxford OX4 2RU (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 714 670
 US-A- 5 535 738
   
  • COHEN K P ET AL: "BREATH DETECTION USING FUZZY SETS AND SENSOR FUSION" PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY,US,NEW YORK, IEEE, vol. 16, 1994, pages 1067-1068, XP000552473 ISBN: 0-7803-2051-4
   
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