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(11) EP 2 916 909 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:
24.03.2021 Bulletin 2021/12

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
27.01.2021 Bulletin 2021/04

(21) Application number: 13853394.8

(22) Date of filing: 06.11.2013
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61N 1/36(2006.01)
A61N 1/40(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2013/068804
(87) International publication number:
WO 2014/074638 (15.05.2014 Gazette 2014/20)

(54)

DEVICE FOR NON-INVASIVE MAGNETIC OR ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION TO TREAT OR PREVENT DEMENTIA

GERÄT ZUR NICHTINVASIVEN MAGNETISCHEN ODER ELEKTRISCHEN NERVENSTIMULIERUNG ZUR BEHANDLUNG ODER VORBEUGUNG VON DEMENZ

DISPOSITIF DE STIMULATION NERVEUSE MAGNÉTIQUE OU ÉLECTRIQUE NON INVASIVE DESTINÉE À TRAITER OU PRÉVENIR LA DÉMENCE


(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: 08.11.2012 US 201213671859

(43) Date of publication of application:
16.09.2015 Bulletin 2015/38

(73) Proprietor: electroCore, Inc.
Rockaway, NJ 07866 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • SIMON, Bruce J.
    Mountain Lakes, New Jersey 07040 (US)
  • ERRICO, Joseph P.
    Warren, New Jersey 07059 (US)
  • RAFFLE, John T.
    Austin, Texas 78703 (US)

(74) Representative: Richardt Patentanwälte PartG mbB 
Wilhelmstraße 7
65185 Wiesbaden
65185 Wiesbaden (DE)


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