(19)
(11) EP 2 809 253 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:
21.09.2016 Bulletin 2016/38

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
27.04.2016 Bulletin 2016/17

(21) Application number: 13701153.2

(22) Date of filing: 07.01.2013
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 18/14(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2013/020503
(87) International publication number:
WO 2013/115941 (08.08.2013 Gazette 2013/32)

(54)

ABLATION PROBE WITH FLUID-BASED ACOUSTIC COUPLING FOR ULTRASONIC TISSUE IMAGING

ABLATIONSSONDE MIT FLUIDBASIERTER AKUSTISCHER KOPPLUNG ZUR ULTRASCHALLBILDGEBUNG VON GEWEBE

SONDE D'ABLATION À COUPLAGE ACOUSTIQUE À BASE DE FLUIDE POUR L'IMAGERIE TISSULAIRE PAR ULTRASONS

(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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 31.01.2012 US 201261592908 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
10.12.2014 Bulletin 2014/50

(73) Proprietors:
  • Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Maple Grove, MN 55311 (US)
  • Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)

(72) Inventors:
  • RANKIN, Darrell L.
    Milpitas, California 95035 (US)
  • KOBLISH, Josef V.
    Sunnyvale, California 94087 (US)
  • DELADI, Szabolcs
    NL-5508MZ Veldhoven (NL)

(74) Representative: Pfenning, Meinig & Partner mbB 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Joachimsthaler Straße 12
10719 Berlin
10719 Berlin (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A1-2011/024133
WO-A1-2012/001595
 WO-A1-2011/095937
WO-A1-2012/049621
   
       
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