APPARATUS FOR CORNEAL SHAPE ANALYSIS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CORNEAL THICKNESS

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EP 2 268 192 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:
	19.01.2022 Bulletin 2022/03

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	20.10.2021 Bulletin 2021/42

(21)	Application number: 09731967.7

(22)	Date of filing: 16.04.2009

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 3/00^(2006.01)

A61B 3/10^(2006.01)

(52)	Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
	A61B 3/0025; A61B 3/1005

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/EP2009/002977

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2009/127442 (22.10.2009 Gazette 2009/43)

(54)	APPARATUS FOR CORNEAL SHAPE ANALYSIS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CORNEAL THICKNESS VORRICHTUNG ZUR UNTERSUCHUNG DER HORNHAUTFORM UND VERFAHREN ZUR BESTIMMUNG DER HORNHAUTDICKE APPAREIL POUR UNE ANALYSE DE FORME DE CORNÉE ET PROCÉDÉ POUR DÉTERMINER UNE ÉPAISSEUR DE CORNÉE

(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 MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

17.04.2008 EP 08075303

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	05.01.2011 Bulletin 2011/01

(73)	Proprietors:
	Stichting VUmc 1081 HV Amsterdam (NL) Cassini Technologies B.V. 2595 DA 's-Gravenhage (NL)

(72)	Inventors:
	DE PAZ SICAM, Victor, Arni NL-3082 ME Rotterdam (NL) VAN DER HEIJDE, Gerrit, Ludolph NL-1399 GR Muiderberg (NL) MENSINK, Michiel, Herman NL-2514 AL S-Gravenhage (NL)

(74)	Representative: EP&C
	P.O. Box 3241 2280 GE Rijswijk 2280 GE Rijswijk (NL)

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