(19)
(11) EP 3 346 925 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
18.07.2018 Bulletin 2018/29

(21) Application number: 16845280.3

(22) Date of filing: 12.09.2016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 8/14(2006.01)
A61B 18/04(2006.01)
A61B 18/08(2006.01)
A61M 25/01(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2016/051346
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/044961 (16.03.2017 Gazette 2017/11)
(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
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(30) Priority: 11.09.2015 US 201562217570 P
16.09.2015 US 201562219595 P

(71) Applicant: Cibiem, Inc.
Los Altos, CA 94022 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • SINELNIKOV, Yegor D.
    Los Altos, CA 94022 (US)
  • ENGELMAN, Zoar Jacob
    Los Altos, CA 94022 (US)
  • GELFAND, Mark
    Los Altos, CA 94022 (US)
  • GRASSE, Martin M.
    Los Altos, CA 94022 (US)
  • KOSS, Timothy A.
    Los Altos, CA 94022 (US)
  • MARKHAM, Michael Brick
    Los Altos, CA 94022 (US)
  • SUORSA, Veijo T.
    Los Altos, CA 94022 (US)
  • MARTIN, Kenneth M.
    Los Altos, CA 94022 (US)
  • TAIMISTO, Miriam H.
    Los Altos, CA 94022 (US)
  • WEI, Xian
    Los Altos, CA 94022 (US)
  • DE LA MENARDIERE, Brice Arnault
    Los Altos, CA 94022 (US)
  • BALDWIN, Clayton Miles
    Los Altos, CA 94022 (US)
  • MILLER, Jason
    Los Altos, CA 94022 (US)

(74) Representative: Peterreins Schley 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Hermann-Sack-Strasse 3
80331 München
80331 München (DE)

   


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