(19)
(11) EP 1 951 445 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
16.08.2007

(43) Date of publication:
06.08.2008 Bulletin 2008/32

(21) Application number: 06827415.8

(22) Date of filing: 02.11.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B06B 1/06(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2006/042889
(87) International publication number:
WO 2007/067282 (14.06.2007 Gazette 2007/24)
(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: 02.11.2005 US 733091 P

(71) Applicants:
  • Visualsonics Inc.
    Toronto, Ontario M4N 3N1 (CA)
  • Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre
    Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5 (CA)

(72) Inventors:
  • LUKACS, Marc
    Toronto, Ontario, M4S 2M5 (CA)
  • FOSTER, Stuart, F.
    Toronto, Ontario M4E 1Y5 (CA)
  • YIN, Jianhua
    Scarborough, Ontario M1V 3A5 (CA)
  • PANG, Guofeng
    Ajax, Ontario L1T 2H9 (CA)
  • GARCIA, Richard
    Toronto, Ontario M6K 2K2 (CA)

(74) Representative: Neath, Susannah Mairi 
Frank B. Dehn & Co. St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD
London EC4Y 8JD (GB)

   


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