PIEZOELECTRIC BEAM BENDING ACTUATED DEVICE FOR MEASURING RESPIRATORY SYSTEM IMPEDANCE

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EP 2 844 144 B8

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(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	25.01.2017 Bulletin 2017/04

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	23.11.2016 Bulletin 2016/47

(21)	Application number: 13784410.6

(22)	Date of filing: 01.05.2013

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 5/085^(2006.01)
A61M 16/00^(2006.01)
H01L 41/09^(2006.01)
A61B 5/097^(2006.01)
A61M 16/04^(2006.01)

A61B 5/087^(2006.01)
G01H 11/08^(2006.01)
A61B 5/00^(2006.01)
A61M 16/08^(2006.01)
A61M 15/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/CA2013/000433

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2013/163740 (07.11.2013 Gazette 2013/45)

(54)	PIEZOELECTRIC BEAM BENDING ACTUATED DEVICE FOR MEASURING RESPIRATORY SYSTEM IMPEDANCE PIEZOELEKTRISCHER STABFÖRMIGER BIEGEWANDLER ZUR MESSUNG EINER ATMUNGSSYSTEMIMPEDANZ DISPOSITIF ACTIONNÉ PAR CINTRAGE DE FAISCEAU PIÉZOÉLECTRIQUE POUR MESURE D'IMPÉDANCE DE SYSTÈME RESPIRATOIRE

(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

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Priority:

01.05.2012 US 201261640797 P

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	11.03.2015 Bulletin 2015/11

(73)	Proprietor: THORASYS THORACIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC.
	Montréal (Québec) H2V 4L5 (CA)

(72)	Inventors:
	MAKSYM, Geoffrey N. Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 2E9 (CA) POSADA, Lucas Montreal, QC H2S 1B4 (CA) HANAFIALAMDARI, Hamed Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3B8 (CA)

(74)	Representative: Cohausz & Florack
	Patent- & Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB Bleichstraße 14 40211 Düsseldorf 40211 Düsseldorf (DE)

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