(19)
(11) EP 2 444 017 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:
29.08.2018 Bulletin 2018/35

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
06.06.2018 Bulletin 2018/23

(21) Application number: 10789317.4

(22) Date of filing: 27.04.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 17/32(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2010/057455
(87) International publication number:
WO 2010/146940 (23.12.2010 Gazette 2010/51)

(54)

ULTRASOUND SURGICAL APPARATUS AND CALIBRATION METHOD THEREFOR

ULTRASCHALL-CHIRURGIEVORRICHTUNG UND KALIBRIERUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR

DISPOSITIF CHIRURGICAL À ULTRASONS ET PROCÉDÉ D'ETALONNAGE POUR CELUI-CI

(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: 19.06.2009 US 488010

(43) Date of publication of application:
25.04.2012 Bulletin 2012/17

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

(72) Inventor:
  • YAMADA, Masashi
    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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