METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING A POSITION OF A PROBE

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EP 1 817 541 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:
	18.09.2019 Bulletin 2019/38

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	07.08.2019 Bulletin 2019/32

(21)	Application number: 05818117.3

(22)	Date of filing: 08.11.2005

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G01B 7/00^(2006.01)
G01F 23/00^(2006.01)
G01N 35/10^(2006.01)

G01B 7/04^(2006.01)
G01F 23/26^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2005/040660

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2006/053086 (18.05.2006 Gazette 2006/20)

(54)	METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING A POSITION OF A PROBE VERFAHREN UND SYSTEME ZUR BESTIMMUNG DER POSITION EINER SONDE PROCEDES ET SYSTEMES PERMETTANT DE DETERMINER LA POSITION D'UNE SONDE

(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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

09.11.2004 US 522808 P

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	15.08.2007 Bulletin 2007/33

(73)	Proprietor: PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc.
	Waltham, MA 02451 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	HARAZIN, Richard, R. Lombard, IL 60148 (US) ZWEIFEL, Ronald, A. Naperville, IL 60540 (US)

(74)	Representative: Walaski, Jan Filip et al
	Venner Shipley LLP 200 Aldersgate London EC1A 4HD London EC1A 4HD (GB)

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