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(11) EP 3 259 580 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:
29.07.2020 Bulletin 2020/31

(21) Application number: 16704848.7

(22) Date of filing: 17.02.2016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01N 21/64(2006.01)
A61B 5/1455(2006.01)
G01N 21/49(2006.01)
 A61B 5/00(2006.01)
G01N 21/31(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2016/053389
(87) International publication number:
WO 2016/131886 (25.08.2016 Gazette 2016/34)

(54)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FLUORESCENCE MEASUREMENTS ON TISSUE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF BLOOD FLUOROPHORES

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR FLUORESZENZMESSUNG AN GEWEBE ZUR BESTIMMUNG VON BLUTFLUOROPHOREN

DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE MESURE DE FLUORESCENCE D'UN TISSU POUR DÉTERMINER DES FLUOROPHORES DU SANG

(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: 18.02.2015 US 201562117801 P
27.02.2015 US 201562126221 P
05.08.2015 US 201562201449 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
27.12.2017 Bulletin 2017/52

(73) Proprietor: FerroSens GmbH
81369 München (DE)

(72) Inventors:
  • STEPP, Herbert
    82152 Planegg (DE)
  • HENNING, Georg
    81735 München (DE)
  • HOMANN, Christian
    81369 München (DE)
  • BRITTENHAM, Gary M.
    New York, New York 10003 (US)
  • GROSSMANN, Michael
    80992 München (DE)

(74) Representative: Hofstetter, Schurack & Partner 
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei PartG mbB Balanstrasse 57
81541 München
81541 München (DE)


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