TRACHEOSTOMY TUBES AND THEIR MANUFACTURE

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EP 4 135 807 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:
	25.12.2024 Bulletin 2024/52

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	06.11.2024 Bulletin 2024/45

(21)	Application number: 21717157.8

(22)	Date of filing: 17.03.2021

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61M 16/04^(2006.01)

A61M 16/08^(2006.01)

(52)	Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
	A61M 16/0465; A61M 2205/0216; A61M 2207/00; A61M 16/0816; A61M 16/04; A61M 16/0497; A61M 16/0488

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/GB2021/000034

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2021/209733 (21.10.2021 Gazette 2021/42)

(54)	TRACHEOSTOMY TUBES AND THEIR MANUFACTURE TRACHEOSTOMIETUBUS UND SEINE HERSTELLUNG TUBES DE TRACHÉOTOMIE ET LEUR FABRICATION

(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

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Priority:

17.04.2020 GB 202005619

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	22.02.2023 Bulletin 2023/08

(73)	Proprietor: ICU Medical International Limited
	Lower Pemberton Ashford, Kent TN25 4BF (GB)

(72)	Inventors:
	VEASEY, Neil Steven Ashford, Kent TN25 7FD (GB) WOOSNAM, Christopher John London SW12 8NY (GB) JEFFREY, Andrew Thomas Kent TN29 0RB (GB)

(74)	Representative: Flint, Jonathan McNeill
	Smiths Medical 21 Lammas Park Road Ealing, London W5 5JD Ealing, London W5 5JD (GB)

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References cited: :

EP-A1- 2 873 432
US-A1- 2007 181 132

WO-A1-2016/198817
US-A1- 2012 247 478

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