(19)
(11) EP 3 384 940 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:
17.05.2023 Bulletin 2023/20

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
12.04.2023 Bulletin 2023/15

(21) Application number: 17187359.9

(22) Date of filing: 22.08.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61M 60/13(2021.01)
A61M 60/871(2021.01)
A61M 60/825(2021.01)
A61M 60/414(2021.01)
 A61M 60/237(2021.01)
A61M 60/88(2021.01)
A61M 60/829(2021.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A61M 2205/3666; A61M 60/414; A61M 60/829; A61M 60/88; A61M 60/871; A61M 60/237; A61M 60/13; A61M 60/825

(54)

EXTERNAL DRIVE UNIT FOR AN IMPLANTABLE HEART ASSIST PUMP

EXTERNE ANTRIEBSEINHEIT FÜR EINE IMPLANTIERBARE HERZUNTERSTÜTZUNGSPUMPE

UNITÉ D'ENTRAÎNEMENT EXTERNE POUR UNE POMPE D'ASSISTANCE CARDIAQUE IMPLANTABLE

(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: 07.04.2017 US 201715482513

(43) Date of publication of application:
10.10.2018 Bulletin 2018/41

(73) Proprietor: ECP Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH
52074 Aachen (DE)

(72) Inventors:
  • Schumacher, Jörg
    14513 Teltow (DE)
  • Spanier, Gerd
    52074 Aachen (DE)
  • Sieß, Thorsten
    52074 Aachen (DE)
  • Daschewski, Maxim
    14197 Berlin (DE)
  • Wang, Jim-Po
    Danvers, MA Massachusetts 01923 (US)

(74) Representative: Pfenning, Meinig & Partner mbB 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Joachimsthaler Straße 10-12
10719 Berlin
10719 Berlin (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
US-A1- 2006 247 738
US-A1- 2015 073 509
 US-A1- 2007 106 274
US-A1- 2016 213 827
   
       
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