APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTABLY SUPPORTING AN ENDOSCOPE - Patent 1372458

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EP 1 372 458 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	27.02.2003

(43)	Date of publication:
	02.01.2004 Bulletin 2004/01

(21)	Application number: 02719383.8

(22)	Date of filing: 28.03.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61B 1/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2002/009657

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2002/078767 (10.10.2002 Gazette 2002/41)

(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:

29.03.2001 US 821297
27.08.2001 US 940402

(71)	Applicant: Endius Incorporated
	Plainville, MA 02762 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	PAGLIUCA, James, J. Millis, MA 02054 (US) UNGER, John, D. Wrentham, MA 02093 (US)

(74)	Representative: Wagner, Karl H., Dipl.-Ing.
	Wagner & Geyer,Patentanwälte,Gewürzmühlstrasse 5 80538 München 80538 München (DE)

(54)	APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTABLY SUPPORTING AN ENDOSCOPE