(19)
(11) EP 3 370 622 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:
01.04.2020 Bulletin 2020/14

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
19.02.2020 Bulletin 2020/08

(21) Application number: 16797651.3

(22) Date of filing: 02.11.2016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 8/08(2006.01)
A61B 8/00(2006.01)
G01S 7/52(2006.01)
 G01S 15/89(2006.01)
B06B 1/02(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2016/056582
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/077456 (11.05.2017 Gazette 2017/19)

(54)

ACTIVE DISTRIBUTION OF HIGH-VOLTAGE POWER FOR ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS

AKTIVE VERTEILUNG VON HOCHSPANNUNGSLEISTUNG FÜR ULTRASCHALLWANDLER

DISTRIBUTION ACTIVE D'ÉNERGIE HAUTE TENSION POUR TRANSDUCTEURS ULTRASONORES

(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: 02.11.2015 US 201562249416 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
12.09.2018 Bulletin 2018/37

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

(72) Inventors:
  • LEDOUX, Nik
    5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)
  • SAVORD, Bernard Joseph
    5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)
  • BRADSHAW II, Michael Carl
    5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)

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


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A1- 2 711 092
WO-A2-2013/179179
 EP-A2- 1 445 624
   
       
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