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(11) EP 1 921 987 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3:
31.05.2007

(43) Date of publication:
21.05.2008 Bulletin 2008/21

(21) Application number: 06795674.8

(22) Date of filing: 17.08.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 5/0285(2006.01)
G01S 13/58(2006.01)
G01S 7/41(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2006/052835
(87) International publication number:
WO 2007/023426 (01.03.2007 Gazette 2007/09)
(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

(30) Priority: 26.08.2005 EP 05107857

(71) Applicants:
  • Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    5621 BA Eindhoven (NL)

    AT BE BG CH CY CZ DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR 
  • Philips Intellectual Property & Standards GmbH
    20099 Hamburg (DE)

    DE 

(72) Inventors:
  • MUEHLSTEFF, Jens
    NL-5656 AA Eindhoven (NL)
  • SUCH, Olaf
    NL-5656 AA Eindhoven (NL)
  • THIJS, Jeroen, A., J.
    NL-EINDHOVEN 5656 Aa (NL)
  • ELFRING, Robert
    NL-5656 AA Eindhoven (NL)

(74) Representative: Schouten, Marcus Maria 
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards P.O. Box 220
5600 AE Eindhoven
5600 AE Eindhoven (NL)

   


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