(19)
(11) EP 3 172 552 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:
23.04.2025 Bulletin 2025/17

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
11.12.2024 Bulletin 2024/50

(21) Application number: 15824655.3

(22) Date of filing: 08.04.2015
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01N 1/28(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
G01N 1/312; G01N 1/2813; G01N 35/025; G01N 2001/2833; Y10T 436/25375
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2015/024837
(87) International publication number:
WO 2016/014126 (28.01.2016 Gazette 2016/04)

(54)

DEVICES AND CARTRIDGES FOR EXTRACTING BIO-SAMPLE REGIONS AND MOLECULES OF INTEREST

VORRICHTUNGEN UND KARTUSCHEN ZUR EXTRAKTION VON BIOPROBENREGIONEN UND MOLEKÜLEN VON INTERESSE

DISPOSITIFS ET CARTOUCHES POUR EXTRACTION DE RÉGIONS DE BIO-ÉCHANTILLON ET DE MOLÉCULES D'INTÉRÊT

(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: 25.07.2014 US 201414341523

(43) Date of publication of application:
31.05.2017 Bulletin 2017/22

(73) Proprietor: XMD, LLC
Sterling, VA 20166 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • RITTERBUSH, Stephen
    Annapolis, MD 21401 (US)
  • OEI, Ting Pau
    Califon, NJ 07830 (US)

(74) Representative: Whitlock, Holly Elizabeth Ann et al
Maucher Jenkins Seventh Floor Offices Artillery House 11-19 Artillery Row
London SW1P 1RT
London SW1P 1RT (GB)


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