METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BACKGROUND SURVEILLANCE AND DETECTION OF UNSUSPECTED ABERRANT CLINICAL INFORMATION - Patent 1080372

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EP 1 080 372 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	07.03.2001 Bulletin 2001/10

(21)	Application number: 99918224.9

(22)	Date of filing: 19.05.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G01N 35/00, G06F 17/60

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/IB9900/900

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9960/410 (25.11.1999 Gazette 1999/47)

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

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Priority:

21.05.1998 US 82598

(71)	Applicant: Bayer Corporation
	East Walpole, MA 02032 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	KELLETT, Stephen, E. Hopkinton, MA 01748 (US)

(74)	Representative: Burkert, Frank et al
	Bayer AG,Konzernbereich RPPatente und Lizenzen 51368 Leverkusen 51368 Leverkusen (DE)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BACKGROUND SURVEILLANCE AND DETECTION OF UNSUSPECTED ABERRANT CLINICAL INFORMATION