(19)
(11) EP 1 399 057 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:
02.05.2012 Bulletin 2012/18

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
14.03.2012 Bulletin 2012/11

(21) Application number: 02741916.7

(22) Date of filing: 10.06.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 5/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2002/018186
(87) International publication number:
WO 2002/100265 (19.12.2002 Gazette 2002/51)

(54)

CONTROL SOLUTION PACKETS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING BODY FLUID SAMPLING DEVICES

KONTROLLFLÜSSIGKEITSBEHÄLTER UND VERFAHREN ZUR KALIBRIERUNG VON ENTNAHMEVORRICHTUNGEN FÜR KÖRPERFLÜSSIGKEITEN

ENSEMBLES DE SOLUTION DE CONTROLE ET PROCEDES DE CALIBRATION DE DISPOSITIFS D'ECHANTILLONNAGE DE FLUIDES CORPORELS

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

(30) Priority: 08.06.2001 US 297187 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
24.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/13

(73) Proprietors:
  • Roche Diagnostics GmbH
    68305 Mannheim (DE)
    Designated Contracting States:
    DE 
  • F.Hoffmann-La Roche AG
    4070 Basel (CH)
    Designated Contracting States:
    AT BE CH CY DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR 

(72) Inventors:
  • ROE, Jeffrey, N.
    San Ramon, CA 94583 (US)
  • HILGERS, Michael, E.
    Lake Elmo, MN 55042 (US)
  • VINSON, Jay
    Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 (US)
  • PRIEST, John, H.
    Everett, WA 98203 (US)
  • RASCH-MENGES, Juergen
    8782 Bruehl (DE)
  • RADEMACHER, Thomas, C.
    St. Paul, MN 55104 (US)
  • MECCA, Steve
    St. Paul, MN 55108 (US)

(74) Representative: Jung, Michael 
Roche Diagnostics GmbH Patentabteilung Sandhofer Strasse 116
68305 Mannheim
68305 Mannheim (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 520 443
US-A- 4 468 271
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US-A- 5 393 391
   
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