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(11) EP 1 943 998 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:
09.05.2012 Bulletin 2012/19

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
22.02.2012 Bulletin 2012/08

(21) Application number: 08000074.8

(22) Date of filing: 03.01.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61H 23/02(2006.01)
H01L 41/047(2006.01)
 B06B 1/06(2006.01)

(54)

Ultrasonic transducer and skin care device with same

Ultraschallwandler und Hautpflegegerät damit

Transducteur ultrasonique et dispositif de soin dermatologique en étant équipé

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 15.01.2007 JP 2007006173

(43) Date of publication of application:
16.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/29

(73) Proprietors:
  • Panasonic Corporation
    Osaka 571-8501 (JP)
  • Fuji Ceramics Corporation
    Fujinomiya-shi Shizuoka (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Saida, Itaru
    Osaka 540-6207 (JP)
  • Nunomura, Mahito
    Osaka 540-6207 (JP)
  • Ito, Koji
    Osaka 540-6207 (JP)
  • Tsujita, Akihiro
    Osaka 540-6207 (JP)
  • Nabeshima, Seiji
    Osaka 540-6207 (JP)
  • Iga, Kazuhiro
    Shizuoka (JP)

(74) Representative: Appelt, Christian W. 
Boehmert & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München
80336 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 283 823
GB-A- 684 165
US-B1- 6 196 059
 WO-A1-2004/110558
JP-A- 2006 181 292
   
       
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