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(11) EP 1 764 028 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:
12.10.2016 Bulletin 2016/41

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
31.08.2016 Bulletin 2016/35

(21) Application number: 05765273.7

(22) Date of filing: 01.07.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 1/018(2006.01)
 A61B 1/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2005/012226
(87) International publication number:
WO 2006/004053 (12.01.2006 Gazette 2006/02)

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(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE

(30) Priority: 02.07.2004 JP 2004197308

(43) Date of publication of application:
21.03.2007 Bulletin 2007/12

(73) Proprietor: Olympus Corporation
Tokyo 192-8507 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • OTAWARA, Takashi
    1920031 (JP)

(74) Representative: von Hellfeld, Axel 
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patentanwälte PartG mbB Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München
81541 München (DE)


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