DISTRIBUTED ARCHITECTURE FOR APPARATUS USED IN A HIGH MAGNETIC FIELD AND/OR RF ENVIRONMENT - Patent 1231953

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EP 1 231 953 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	27.09.2001

(43)	Date of publication:
	21.08.2002 Bulletin 2002/34

(21)	Application number: 00961844.8

(22)	Date of filing: 13.09.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61M 1/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0025/012

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0101/9427 (22.03.2001 Gazette 2001/12)

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

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Priority:

16.09.1999 US 154064 P

(71)	Applicant: The Johns Hopkins University
	Laurel, MD 20723-6099 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	CUTCHIS, Protagoras, N. Highland, MD 20777 (US) FRIEDMAN, Gerald, E. Silver Spring, MD 20904 (US) MURPHY, John, C. Clarksville, MD 21029 (US) STERNBERGER, Wayne, I. Highland, MD 20777 (US)

(74)	Representative: Knapp, Thomas
	Dreiss, Fuhlendorf,Steimle & Becker,Patentanwälte,Postfach 10 37 62 70032 Stuttgart 70032 Stuttgart (DE)

(54)	DISTRIBUTED ARCHITECTURE FOR APPARATUS USED IN A HIGH MAGNETIC FIELD AND/OR RF ENVIRONMENT