METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBJECTIVELY MEASURING PAIN, PAIN TREATMENT AND OTHER RELATED TECHNIQUES - Patent 1272105

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EP 1 272 105 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	23.05.2002

(43)	Date of publication:
	08.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/02

(21)	Application number: 01926507.3

(22)	Date of filing: 30.03.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61B 5/055, A61B 5/16

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0110/377

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0107/4240 (11.10.2001 Gazette 2001/41)

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

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Priority:

30.03.2000 US 193300 P
28.08.2000 US 228950 P
04.12.2000 US 729665

(71)	Applicant: THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
	Boston, MA 02114 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BECERRA, Lino, R. Cambridge, MA 02141 (US) BREITER, Hans, C. Lincoln, MA 01773 (US) BORSOOK, David Concord, MA 01742 (US)

(74)	Representative: Vleck, Jan Montagu
	Reddie & Grose,16 Theobalds Road London WC1X 8PL London WC1X 8PL (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBJECTIVELY MEASURING PAIN, PAIN TREATMENT AND OTHER RELATED TECHNIQUES