(19)
(11) EP 1 667 589 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:
26.05.2010 Bulletin 2010/21

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
25.11.2009 Bulletin 2009/48

(21) Application number: 04768433.7

(22) Date of filing: 10.09.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 17/43(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/GB2004/003886
(87) International publication number:
WO 2005/023124 (17.03.2005 Gazette 2005/11)

(54)

APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CELLS, EMBRYOS OR OOCYTES

GERÄT ZUR HANDHABUNG VON ZELLEN, EMBRYOS ODER OOZYTEN

APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DE MANIPULATION DE CELLULES, D'EMBRYONS OU D'OVOCYTES

(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: 10.09.2003 GB 0321158

(43) Date of publication of application:
14.06.2006 Bulletin 2006/24

(73) Proprietor: Ovature Research Inc.
Mill Valley, CA 94941-1554 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • DODGSON, John, Robert
    London N19 5RZ (GB)

(74) Representative: Sharp, Alan Cooper 
Cooper Sharp & Co 32 Spencer Street
St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 5EG
St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 5EG (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 1 340 810
US-A1- 2003 107 386
 WO-A2-01/88087
US-B1- 6 184 029
   
       
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