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(11) EP 3 346 274 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:
09.04.2025 Bulletin 2025/15

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
29.01.2025 Bulletin 2025/05

(21) Application number: 16841267.4

(22) Date of filing: 01.07.2016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01N 35/00(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
G01N 35/00693; G01N 2035/00673
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2016/069634
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/038235 (09.03.2017 Gazette 2017/10)

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(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: 04.09.2015 JP 2015174285

(43) Date of publication of application:
11.07.2018 Bulletin 2018/28

(73) Proprietors:
  • Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
    Minato-ku Tokyo 105-6409 (JP)
  • Roche Diagnostics GmbH
    68305 Mannheim (DE)
    Designated Contracting States:
    DE 
  • F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
    4070 Basel (CH)
    Designated Contracting States:
    AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ 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 

(72) Inventors:
  • IMAI Kenta
    Tokyo 105-6409 (JP)
  • SUZUKI Toshiharu
    Tokyo 105-6409 (JP)
  • MATSUBARA Shigeki
    Tokyo 105-6409 (JP)
  • SUGIME Takayuki
    Tokyo 105-6409 (JP)
  • SASAKI Shunsuke
    Tokyo 105-6409 (JP)
  • FAATZ Elke
    82386 Huglfing (DE)
  • OFENLOCH-HAEHNLE, Beatus
    82398 Polling (DE)

(74) Representative: Strehl & Partner mbB 
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München
80538 München (DE)


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