(19)
(11) EP 3 435 879 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:
08.04.2020 Bulletin 2020/15

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
26.02.2020 Bulletin 2020/09

(21) Application number: 17713955.7

(22) Date of filing: 28.03.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 8/12(2006.01)
A61B 5/00(2006.01)
 A61B 8/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2017/057313
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/167751 (05.10.2017 Gazette 2017/40)

(54)

TISSUE AND VASCULAR PATHWAY MAPPING USING SYNCHRONIZED PHOTOACOUSTIC AND ULTRASOUND PULLBACK TECHNIQUES

GEWEBE- UND GEFÄSSBAHNKARTIERUNG MIT SYNCHRONISIERTEN FOTOAKUSTISCHEN UND ULTRASCHALLRÜCKZUGSTECHNIKEN

CARTOGRAPHIE DE TISSU ET DE VOIE VASCULAIRE AU MOYEN DE TECHNIQUES D'EXTRACTION PHOTOACOUSTIQUES ET ULTRASONORES SYNCHRONISÉES

(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: 30.03.2016 US 201662315176 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
06.02.2019 Bulletin 2019/06

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

(72) Inventors:
  • STIGALL, Jeremy
    5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)
  • SAROHA, Princeton
    5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)

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


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