(19)
(11) EP 2 349 167 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:
30.09.2015 Bulletin 2015/40

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
05.08.2015 Bulletin 2015/32

(21) Application number: 09822332.4

(22) Date of filing: 22.10.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61N 5/02(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2009/005772
(87) International publication number:
WO 2010/047818 (29.04.2010 Gazette 2010/17)

(54)

SYSTEMS FOR THE NON-INVASIVE TREATMENT OF TISSUE USING MICROWAVE ENERGY

SYSTEME ZUR NICHTINVASIVEN BEHANDLUNG VON GEWEBE MIT MIKROWELLENENERGIE

SYSTÈMES DE TRAITEMENT NON INVASIF DE TISSUS EN UTILISANT L'ÉNERGIE DE MICROONDES

(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 SM TR

(30) Priority: 12.12.2008 WO PCT/US2008/001365
23.02.2009 US 208315 P
17.04.2009 WO PCT/US2009/000240
22.10.2008 US 196948 P
16.10.2009 US 279153 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
03.08.2011 Bulletin 2011/31

(73) Proprietor: Miramar Labs, Inc.
Santa Clara, CA 95051 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • KIM, Steven
    Los Altos CA 94024 (US)
  • FRANCIS, Daniel
    Mountain View CA 94040 (US)
  • JOHNSON, Jessi E.
    Sunnyvale, California 94086 (US)
  • SALAMINI, Alexey
    San Francisco CA 94110 (US)
  • SU, Ted
    Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US)
  • CHUN, Dong Hoon
    Sunnyvale CA 94087 (US)
  • BEN-HAIM, Yoav
    San Francisco CA 94110 (US)
  • LOEW, Christopher
    Palo Alto CA 94303 (US)
  • KOPELOW, Leo
    San Francisco, California 94114 (US)
  • CHEW, Sunmi
    San Jose CA 95126 (US)

(74) Representative: Shanks, Andrew et al
Marks & Clerk LLP Aurora 120 Bothwell Street
Glasgow G2 7JS
Glasgow G2 7JS (GB)


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