(19)
(11) EP 2 227 133 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:
02.11.2016 Bulletin 2016/44

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
24.08.2016 Bulletin 2016/34

(21) Application number: 08847506.6

(22) Date of filing: 10.11.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 5/00(2006.01)
 A61B 1/05(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2008/070825
(87) International publication number:
WO 2009/061007 (14.05.2009 Gazette 2009/20)

(54)

CAPSULE BLOOD DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD

KAPSEL-BLUTNACHWEISSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN

PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME DE DÉTECTION DE LA TENEUR EN SANG AU MOYEN D'UNE CAPSULE

(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: 08.11.2007 US 937185

(43) Date of publication of application:
15.09.2010 Bulletin 2010/37

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

(72) Inventors:
  • GONO, Kazuhiro
    Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-8507 (JP)
  • SUGA, Takeshi
    Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-8507 (JP)

(74) Representative: Schicker, Silvia 
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patentanwälte PartG mbB Schweigerstraße 2
81541 München
81541 München (DE)


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