DEVICE FOR NON-INVASIVE PREVENTIVE CLEANING OF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNT SYSTEMS

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EP 3 970 653 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:
	10.01.2024 Bulletin 2024/02

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	29.11.2023 Bulletin 2023/48

(21)	Application number: 20382831.4

(22)	Date of filing: 21.09.2020

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 90/70^(2016.01)
A61B 18/00^(2006.01)
A61M 25/00^(2006.01)

A61M 27/00^(2006.01)
A61N 7/00^(2006.01)

(52)	Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
	A61B 2018/00446; A61N 2007/0004; A61N 2007/0086; A61N 2007/0078; A61M 2025/0019; A61B 90/70; A61M 27/006

(54)	DEVICE FOR NON-INVASIVE PREVENTIVE CLEANING OF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNT SYSTEMS VORRICHTUNG ZUR NICHTINVASIVEN PRÄVENTIVEN REINIGUNG VON SHUNT-SYSTEMEN FÜR ZEREBROSPINALFLÜSSIGKEIT DISPOSITIF DE NETTOYAGE PRÉVENTIF NON INVASIF DE SYSTÈMES DE DÉRIVATION DE LIQUIDE CÉPHALO-RACHIDIEN

(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

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	23.03.2022 Bulletin 2022/12

(73)	Proprietor: Servicio Andaluz de Salud
	41071 Sevilla (ES)

(72)	Inventors:
	GÓMEZ GONZÁLEZ, Emilio 41013 Sevilla (ES) PERALES ESTEVE, Manuel A. 41013 Sevilla (ES) GUERRERO CLARO, Manuel 41013 Sevilla (ES) MUÑOZ GONZÁLEZ, Francisco J. 41013 Sevilla (ES) MARQUEZ RIVAS, Javier 41071 Sevilla (ES) MAYORGA BUIZA, María José 41071 Sevilla (ES) FERNÁNDEZ LIZARANZU, Isabel 41071 Sevilla (ES)

(74)	Representative: Pons
	Glorieta Rubén Darío 4 28010 Madrid 28010 Madrid (ES)

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