(19)
(11) EP 2 111 165 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:
04.10.2017 Bulletin 2017/40

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
07.06.2017 Bulletin 2017/23

(21) Application number: 08706237.8

(22) Date of filing: 21.01.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 8/12(2006.01)
A61B 1/07(2006.01)
 A61B 1/04(2006.01)
G01D 5/347(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/CA2008/000089
(87) International publication number:
WO 2008/086613 (24.07.2008 Gazette 2008/30)

(54)

IMAGING PROBE WITH COMBINED ULTRASOUND AND OPTICAL MEANS OF IMAGING

BILDGEBUNGSSONDE MIT KOMBINIERTEM ULTRASCHALL UND OPTISCHEM BILDGEBUNGSMITTEL

SONDE D'IMAGERIE DOTÉ D'UN MOYEN ULTRASONIQUE ET OPTIQUE D'IMAGERIE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 19.01.2007 US 881169 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
28.10.2009 Bulletin 2009/44

(60) Divisional application:
17173187.0

(73) Proprietor: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5 (CA)

(72) Inventors:
  • COURTNEY, Brian
    Toronto, Ontario M4V 2E9 (CA)
  • MUNCE, Nigel, Robert
    Hamilton, Ontario L8P1T2 (CA)
  • THIND, Amandeep Singh
    Toronto, Ontario M4S 2J7 (CA)
  • YANG, Victor, Xiao Dong
    Toronto, Ontario M5B 2C2 (CA)
  • FOSTER, Francis, Stuart
    Toronto, Ontario M4E 1Y4 (CA)

(74) Representative: Dennemeyer & Associates S.A. 
Postfach 70 04 25
81304 München
81304 München (DE)


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