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(11) EP 3 376 974 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:
07.05.2025 Bulletin 2025/19

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
02.04.2025 Bulletin 2025/14

(21) Application number: 16810098.0

(22) Date of filing: 18.11.2016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 17/29(2006.01)
A61B 17/00(2006.01)
 A61B 34/00(2016.01)
A61B 90/00(2016.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A61B 2017/00022; A61B 2017/0046; A61B 2017/292; A61B 34/70; A61B 2090/065; A61B 2017/00026; A61B 2017/0023; A61B 2090/064; A61B 17/29
(86) International application number:
PCT/NL2016/050809
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/086792 (26.05.2017 Gazette 2017/21)

(54)

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CHIRURGISCHES INSTRUMENT

INSTRUMENT CHIRURGICAL

(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: 20.11.2015 NL 2015829

(43) Date of publication of application:
26.09.2018 Bulletin 2018/39

(73) Proprietor: EFI Holding B.V.
6221 KX Maastricht (NL)

(72) Inventor:
  • VLEUGELS, Michel Petronella Hubertus
    6581 PX Malden (NL)

(74) Representative: EP&C 
P.O. Box 3241
2280 GE Rijswijk
2280 GE Rijswijk (NL)


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