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(11) EP 2 047 792 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:
22.05.2019 Bulletin 2019/21

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
27.02.2019 Bulletin 2019/09

(21) Application number: 07742105.5

(22) Date of filing: 20.04.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 1/00(2006.01)
 A61B 1/06(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2007/058670
(87) International publication number:
WO 2008/015826 (07.02.2008 Gazette 2008/06)

(54)

ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS

ENDOSKOPVORRICHTUNG

DISPOSITIF ENDOSCOPE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 03.08.2006 JP 2006212561

(43) Date of publication of application:
15.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/16

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

(72) Inventor:
  • YAMAZAKI, Kenji
    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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