(19)
(11) EP 3 468 475 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:
15.04.2020 Bulletin 2020/16

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
11.03.2020 Bulletin 2020/11

(21) Application number: 17739199.2

(22) Date of filing: 05.06.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 8/08(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2017/063598
(87) International publication number:
WO 2017/211757 (14.12.2017 Gazette 2017/50)

(54)

USING REFLECTED SHEAR WAVES FOR MONITORING LESION GROWTH IN THERMAL ABLATIONS

VERWENDUNG VON REFLEKTIERTEN SCHERWELLEN ZUR ÜBERWACHUNG DES LÄSIONSWACHSTUMS IN THERMISCHEN ABLATIONEN

UTILISATION D'ONDES DE CISAILLEMENT RÉFLÉCHIES POUR SURVEILLER LA CROISSANCE DE LÉSIONS DANS DES ABLATIONS THERMIQUES

(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: 10.06.2016 US 201662348302 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
17.04.2019 Bulletin 2019/16

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

(72) Inventors:
  • MERAL, Faik Can
    5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)
  • SETHURAMAN, Shriram
    5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)
  • YAN, Pingkun
    5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)
  • SHI, William Tao
    5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)
  • KRUECKER, Jochen
    5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)

(74) Representative: Groenendaal, Greetje 
Philips International B.V. Intellectual Property & Standards High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven
5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)


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