TISSUE COOLING ROD FOR LASER SURGERY

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EP 1 267 792 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:
	19.08.2009 Bulletin 2009/34

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	27.05.2009 Bulletin 2009/22

(21)	Application number: 00916279.3

(22)	Date of filing: 10.03.2000

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 18/20^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2000/006485

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2001/068185 (20.09.2001 Gazette 2001/38)

(54)	TISSUE COOLING ROD FOR LASER SURGERY GEWEBEKÜHLSTAB FÜR DIE LASERCHIRUGIE TIGE DE REFROIDISSEMENT DE TISSU POUR CHIRURGIE AU LASER

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

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	02.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/01

(73)	Proprietor: Reliant Technologies, LLC
	Hayward CA 94545 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BARANOV, Eugene San Diego CA 92122 (US) TANKOVICH, Nikolai San Diego, CA 92129 (US)

(74)	Representative: Liesegang, Eva
	Forrester & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)

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References cited: :

EP-A- 0 827 716
WO-A2-98/24507
US-A- 5 344 418
US-A- 5 814 040

WO-A-98/24514
US-A- 5 282 797
US-A- 5 344 418
US-A- 5 997 530

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