(19)
(11) EP 1 948 301 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:
12.03.2014 Bulletin 2014/11

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
08.01.2014 Bulletin 2014/02

(21) Application number: 06827343.2

(22) Date of filing: 01.11.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61N 1/00(2006.01)
A61N 1/36(2006.01)
 A61N 1/08(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2006/042752
(87) International publication number:
WO 2007/058780 (24.05.2007 Gazette 2007/21)

(54)

ELECTRICAL STIMULATION TREATMENT OF BRONCHIAL CONSTRICTION

ELEKTRISCHE STIMULATIONSBEHANDLUNG BEI BRONCHIALKONSTRIKTION

TRAITEMENT DE LA CONSTRICTION BRONCHIQUE PAR STIMULATION ÉLECTRIQUE

(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: 10.11.2005 US 736001 P
10.02.2006 US 772361 P
28.03.2006 US 786564 P
16.06.2006 US 814313 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
30.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/31

(73) Proprietor: ElectroCore LLC
Morris Plains, NJ 07050-1254 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • ERRICO, Joseph, P.
    Green Brook, NJ 08812 (US)
  • PASTENA, James, R.
    Succasunna, NJ 07876 (US)
  • MENDEZ, Steven
    Chester, NJ 07930 (US)
  • HU, Hecheng
    Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 (US)
  • ROSS, Arthur
    Mendham, NJ 07945 (US)

(74) Representative: Richardt Patentanwälte GbR 
Wilhelmstraße 7
65185 Wiesbaden
65185 Wiesbaden (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A1-01/89526
WO-A2-2004/078252
US-A1- 2005 021 092
 WO-A1-93/01862
US-A- 6 006 134
US-A1- 2005 065 574
   
       
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