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(11) EP 1 998 682 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
10.12.2008 Bulletin 2008/50

(21) Application number: 07735110.4

(22) Date of filing: 14.03.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 8/08(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2007/050870
(87) International publication number:
WO 2007/107926 (27.09.2007 Gazette 2007/39)
(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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 21.03.2006 US 784316 P

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

(72) Inventor:
  • CLARK, David, W.
    Bothell, Washington 98041-3003 (US)

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

   


(54) ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ANALYSIS OF CARDIAC DYSFUNCTION