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(11) EP 1 987 789 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:
07.09.2016 Bulletin 2016/36

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
22.06.2016 Bulletin 2016/25

(21) Application number: 06714216.6

(22) Date of filing: 21.02.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 17/28(2006.01)
A61B 1/00(2006.01)
 A61B 17/32(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2006/303076
(87) International publication number:
WO 2007/096951 (30.08.2007 Gazette 2007/35)

(54)

ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT

ENDOSKOPSYSTEM UND MEDIZINISCHES INSTRUMENT

SYSTÈME D'ENDOSCOPE ET INSTRUMENT CHIRURGICAL

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IE

(43) Date of publication of application:
05.11.2008 Bulletin 2008/45

(73) Proprietor: Olympus Corporation
Tokyo 192-8507 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • HONDA, Kazuki
    Tokyo 151-0072 (JP)
  • MURAKAMI, Kazushi
    Tokyo 151-0072 (JP)
  • ICHIKAWA, Hiroaki
    Tokyo 151-0072 (JP)
  • NISHIIE, Takehiro
    Tokyo 151-0072 (JP)
  • KURA, Yasuhito
    Tokyo 151-0072 (JP)
  • ONUKI, Yoshio
    Tokyo 151-0072 (JP)
  • KOMIYA, Takaaki
    Tokyo 151-0072 (JP)

(74) Representative: von Hellfeld, Axel 
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patentanwälte PartG mbB Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München
81541 München (DE)


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JP-A- 2000 000 207
JP-A- 2002 186 625
US-A1- 2002 017 515
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