AN ULTRASOUND TRANSCEIVER SYSTEM FOR REMOTE OPERATION THROUGH A MINIMAL NUMBER OF CONNECTING WIRES - Patent 1540370

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EP 1 540 370 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	15.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/24

(21)	Application number: 02753314.0

(22)	Date of filing: 29.08.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G01S 15/89, A61B 8/12, G10K 11/34

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/NO2002/000301

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2004/021044 (11.03.2004 Gazette 2004/11)

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

(71)	Applicant: Eagle Ultrasound AS
	7491 Trondheim (NO)

(72)	Inventors:
	ANGELSEN, Bj rn, A. J. N-7051 Trondheim (NO) JOHANSEN, Tonni, F. N-7018 Trondheim (NO)

(74)	Representative: Howe, Steven
	Lloyd WiseCommonwealth House,1-19 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1LW London WC1A 1LW (GB)

(54)	AN ULTRASOUND TRANSCEIVER SYSTEM FOR REMOTE OPERATION THROUGH A MINIMAL NUMBER OF CONNECTING WIRES