MEDICAL INSTRUMENT AND METAL PRODUCT

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EP 2 468 320 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:
	19.08.2015 Bulletin 2015/34

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	01.07.2015 Bulletin 2015/27

(21)	Application number: 10809911.0

(22)	Date of filing: 12.08.2010

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C23C 16/26^(2006.01)
A61L 31/08^(2006.01)
A61F 2/915^(2013.01)

A61L 31/02^(2006.01)
A61F 2/88^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/JP2010/063703

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2011/021566 (24.02.2011 Gazette 2011/08)

(54)	MEDICAL INSTRUMENT AND METAL PRODUCT MEDIZINISCHES INSTRUMENT UND METALLPRODUKT INSTRUMENT MÉDICAL ET PRODUIT MÉTALLIQUE

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL 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

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Priority:

17.08.2009 JP 2009188758

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	27.06.2012 Bulletin 2012/26

(73)	Proprietor: Kawasumi Laboratories, Inc.
	Oita 876-0121 (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	SUZUKI Tetsuya Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 224-0033 (JP) MURAKAMI Kazunori Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 210-0855 (JP)

(74)	Representative: Hering, Hartmut
	Patentanwälte Berendt, Leyh & Hering Innere Wiener Strasse 20 81667 München 81667 München (DE)

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