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(11) EP 3 641 884 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:
03.01.2024 Bulletin 2024/01

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
22.11.2023 Bulletin 2023/47

(21) Application number: 18821003.3

(22) Date of filing: 22.06.2018
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61N 5/10(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A61N 5/1031; A61N 5/1037; A61N 5/1067; A61N 5/1036; A61N 5/1049; A61N 2005/1055; A61N 5/1039; A61N 5/1045; A61N 2005/1052; A61N 2005/1058; A61N 5/1038
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2018/039104
(87) International publication number:
WO 2018/237328 (27.12.2018 Gazette 2018/52)

(54)

METHODS FOR CALCULATING BOUNDED DOSE-VOLUME HISTOGRAMS (DVH) FOR EVALUATING A TREATMENT PLAN

VERFAHREN ZUR BERECHNUNG VON BESCHRÄNKTEN DOSE-VOLUMEN-HISTOGRAMMEN (DVH) ZUR BEWERTUNG EINES BEHANDLUNGSPLANS

PROCÉDÉS DE CALCUL DES HISTOGRAMMES DOSE-VOLUME (DVH) BORNÉS POUR L'ÉVALUATION D'UN PLAN DE TRAITEMENT


(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: 22.06.2017 US 201762523691 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
29.04.2020 Bulletin 2020/18

(60) Divisional application:
23211269.8

(73) Proprietor: RefleXion Medical, Inc.
Hayward, CA 94545 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • OWENS, Michael Kirk
    North Easton MA 02356 (US)
  • BASSALOW, Rostem
    Port Orchard Washington 98366 (US)
  • OLCOTT, Peter Demetri
    Los Gatos CA 95030 (US)
  • VORONENKO, Yevgen
    San Jose CA 95124 (US)
  • LARKIN, David Quentin
    Menlo Park CA 94025 (US)
  • MAZIN, Samuel
    Lafayette CA 94549 (US)

(74) Representative: Cooley (UK) LLP 
22 Bishopsgate
London EC2N 4BQ
London EC2N 4BQ (GB)


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