(19)
(11) EP 3 735 890 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:
01.03.2023 Bulletin 2023/09

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
14.12.2022 Bulletin 2022/50

(21) Application number: 20182841.5

(22) Date of filing: 16.09.2016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 1/12(2006.01)
A61B 1/005(2006.01)
A61B 1/015(2006.01)
A61B 1/05(2006.01)
 A61B 1/00(2006.01)
A61B 1/012(2006.01)
A61B 1/018(2006.01)
A61B 1/06(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A61B 1/00124; A61B 1/00128; A61B 1/0052; A61B 1/00068; A61B 1/005; A61B 1/0125; A61B 1/015; A61B 1/018; A61B 1/05; A61B 1/0676; A61B 2560/0456; A61B 1/126; A61B 1/00042; A61B 1/009

(54)

IMPROVED FLEXIBLE ROBOTIC ENDOSCOPY SYSTEM

VERBESSERTES FLEXIBLES ROBOTISCHES ENDOSKOPIESYSTEM

SYSTÉME D'ENDOSCOPIE ROBOTIQUE SOUPLE AMÉLIORÉ

(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: 17.09.2015 US 201562220209 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
11.11.2020 Bulletin 2020/46

(60) Divisional application:
22212730.0

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
16846971.6 / 3349638

(73) Proprietors:
  • EndoMaster Pte. Ltd.
    Singapore 119844 (SG)
  • HOYA CORPORATION
    Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 160-8347 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • LWIN, Tae Zar
    119844 Singapore (SG)
  • PENNY, Isaac David
    142091 Singapore (SG)
  • SAM SOON, Christopher Lee Shih Hao
    119844 Singapore (SG)
  • YAMAMOTO, Tomonori
    618647 Singapore (SG)
  • NAITO, Naoyuki
    Tokyo, 160-8347 (JP)
  • HIRAYAMA, Tetsu
    Tokyo, 160-8347 (JP)
  • KOBAYASHI, Takahiro
    Tokyo, 160-8347 (JP)

(74) Representative: Fabry, Bernd 
IP2 Patentanwalts GmbH Schlossstrasse 523
41238 Mönchengladbach
41238 Mönchengladbach (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A1-2014/046618
JP-A- 2002 330 920
US-A1- 2011 040 305
 WO-A2-2007/146987
US-A1- 2010 081 874
   
       
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