ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS FOR ELECTROMAGNETICALLY INDUCED MECHANICAL CUTTING - Patent 1711118

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EP 1 711 118 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	20.10.2005

(43)	Date of publication:
	18.10.2006 Bulletin 2006/42

(21)	Application number: 05705483.5

(22)	Date of filing: 10.01.2005

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 18/18^(2006.01)
C23C 14/00^(2006.01)

A61B 18/04^(2006.01)
C23C 14/32^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2005/000849

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2005/070151 (04.08.2005 Gazette 2005/31)

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

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Priority:

08.01.2004 US 535004 P

(71)	Applicant: BioLase Technology, Inc.
	San Clemente, California 92673 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	RIZOIU, Ioana, M. San Clemente, California 92673 (US) KIMMEL, Andrew, I. San Clemente, California 92673 (US)

(74)	Representative: Baker, Colin John
	Eric Potter Clarkson LLP Park View House 58 The Ropewalk Nottingham NG1 5DD Nottingham NG1 5DD (GB)

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