(19)
(11) EP 1 517 648 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:
10.12.2014 Bulletin 2014/50

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
16.07.2014 Bulletin 2014/29

(21) Application number: 03760121.8

(22) Date of filing: 15.06.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61C 13/00(2006.01)
A61C 19/04(2006.01)
 A61B 1/253(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/IL2003/000509
(87) International publication number:
WO 2003/105718 (24.12.2003 Gazette 2003/52)

(54)

DENTAL IMAGING INSTRUMENT HAVING AIR STREAM AUXILIARY

GERÄT ZUR AUFNAHME VON DENTALBILDERN MIT LUFTEINSTRÖMUNG

INSTRUMENT D'IMAGERIE DENTAIRE A OUTIL AUXILIAIRE PROJETANT UN FLUX D'AIR

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 18.06.2002 US 174271

(43) Date of publication of application:
30.03.2005 Bulletin 2005/13

(73) Proprietor: Align Technology, Inc.
San Jose, CA 95131 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • BABAYOFF, Noam
    Holon 58672 (IL)
  • TAUB, Eldad
    71908 Reut (IL)
  • KOPELMAN, Avi
    52233 Ramat Chen (IL)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser 
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München
80802 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
US-A- 4 184 175
US-A- 5 115 307
 US-A- 4 952 149
US-A1- 2002 055 082
   
       
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