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EP 2 095 120 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 23.10.2008 (43) Date of publication: 02.09.2009 Bulletin 2009/36 (21) Application number: 07849437.4 (22) Date of filing: 12.12.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 33/543(2006.01) G01N 27/00(2006.01) C12Q 1/68(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2007/055039 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/072192 (19.06.2008 Gazette 2008/25)

(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: 14.12.2006 EP 06126094 (71) Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 5621 BA Eindhoven (NL)

(72) Inventors: IMMINK, Albert H. J. 5656 AE Eindhoven (NL) DE THEIJE, Femke K. 5656 AE Eindhoven (NL) DIJKSMAN, Johan F. 5656 AE Eindhoven (NL) SCHROEDERS, Richard J. M. 5656 AE Eindhoven (NL) PIERIK, Anke 5656 AE Eindhoven (NL) WISMANS, Antonius J. J. 5656 AE Eindhoven (NL) (74) Representative: Van Velzen, Maaike Mathilde  Philips Intellectual Property & Standards P.O. Box 220 5600 AE Eindhoven 5600 AE Eindhoven (NL)