(19)
(11) EP 1 528 942 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:
29.10.2008 Bulletin 2008/44

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
10.09.2008 Bulletin 2008/37

(21) Application number: 03761314.8

(22) Date of filing: 24.06.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61M 5/20(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2003/019988
(87) International publication number:
WO 2004/000395 (31.12.2003 Gazette 2004/01)

(54)

REUSABLE, SPRING DRIVEN AUTOINJECTOR WITH SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY DRIVE SPRING

WIEDERVERWENDBARER, FEDERGETRIEBENER AUTOINJEKTOR MIT TREIBFEDER AUS FORMGEDÄCHTNISLEGIERUNG

INJECTEUR AUTOMATIQUE ENTRAINE PAR RESSORT, REUTILISABLE, A RESSORT D'ENTRAINEMENT EN ALLIAGE A MEMOIRE DE FORME

(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: 24.06.2002 US 391322 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
11.05.2005 Bulletin 2005/19

(73) Proprietor: Johnson and Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
Jacksonville, FL 32256 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • GILBERT, Scott
    Menlo Park, CA 94025 (US)
  • DE LA SERNA, Pedro
    San Jose, CA 95128 (US)

(74) Representative: Mercer, Christopher Paul et al
Carpmaels & Ransford 43-45 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA
London WC1A 2RA (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 982 518
US-A- 5 155 965
 US-A- 4 518 384
US-A- 5 957 897
   
  • SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS, [Online] 19 June 2000 (2000-06-19), pages 1-11, XP002255088 Retrieved from the Internet: <URL:web.archive.org/web/20001019173055/ww w.sma-inc.com/SMAPaper.html> [retrieved on 2003-09-18]
   
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