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(11) EP 1 639 353 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:
25.07.2018 Bulletin 2018/30

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
13.06.2018 Bulletin 2018/24

(21) Application number: 04755692.3

(22) Date of filing: 18.06.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01N 27/30(2006.01)
 C12Q 1/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2004/019684
(87) International publication number:
WO 2004/113900 (29.12.2004 Gazette 2004/53)

(54)

TEST STRIP WITH FLARED SAMPLE RECEIVING CHAMBER

TESTSTREIFE MIT AUFGEWEITETER PROBENKAMMER

BANDE DE TEST COMPORTANT UNE CHAMBRE DE RECEPTION D'ECHANTILLON EVASEE

(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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 20.06.2003 US 480397 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
29.03.2006 Bulletin 2006/13

(73) Proprietors:
  • Roche Diabetes Care GmbH
    68305 Mannheim (DE)
    Designated Contracting States:
    DE 
  • F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
    4070 Basel (CH)
    Designated Contracting States:
    AT BE BG CH CY CZ DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR 

(72) Inventors:
  • BHULLAR, Raghbir, Singh
    Indianapolis, IN 46236 (US)
  • SURRIDGE, Nigel, A.
    Carmel, IN 46032 (US)
  • FUNKE, Tom
    Carmel, IN 46032 (US)
  • RIGGLES, Randall, K.
    Indianapolis, IN 46236 (US)
  • WALLING, Paul, Douglas
    Indianapolis, IN 46256 (US)

(74) Representative: Herzog, Fiesser & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB 
Dudenstrasse 46
68167 Mannheim
68167 Mannheim (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A-02/057781
US-A- 5 997 817
 WO-A-03/091717
US-A1- 2003 046 811
   
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 03, 30 March 2000 (2000-03-30) -& JP 11 337514 A (OMRON CORP), 10 December 1999 (1999-12-10)
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1999, no. 02, 26 February 1999 (1999-02-26) -& JP 10 307119 A (NEC CORP), 17 November 1998 (1998-11-17)
   
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