(19)
(11) EP 3 013 421 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:
08.04.2020 Bulletin 2020/15

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
26.02.2020 Bulletin 2020/09

(21) Application number: 14742361.0

(22) Date of filing: 25.06.2014
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 34/20(2016.01)
A61B 8/00(2006.01)
 A61N 7/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2014/062578
(87) International publication number:
WO 2014/207665 (31.12.2014 Gazette 2014/53)

(54)

TRANSDUCER PLACEMENT AND REGISTRATION FOR IMAGE-GUIDED SONOTHROMBOLYSIS

WANDLERPOSITIONIERUNG UND -REGISTRIERUNG FÜR BILDGEFÜHRTE SONOTHROMBOLYSE

POSITIONNEMENT DE TRANSDUCTEUR ET ENREGISTREMENT POUR SONOTHROMBOLYSE GUIDÉE PAR L'IMAGE

(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: 28.06.2013 US 201361840752 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
04.05.2016 Bulletin 2016/18

(73) Proprietor: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
5656 AG Eindhoven (NL)

(72) Inventors:
  • POWERS, Jeffry Earl
    NL-5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)
  • SHI, William Tao
    NL-5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)
  • FRASER, John Douglas
    NL-5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)
  • SEIP, Ralf
    NL-5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)
  • VIGNON, Francois Guy Gerard Marie
    NL-5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)

(74) Representative: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards 
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven
5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)


(56) References cited: : 
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US-A1- 2010 010 393
US-A1- 2012 165 670
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