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Device And Method For Optoacoustic Imaging Of An Object - EP2946721

The patent EP2946721 was granted to Helmholtz Zentrum Mnchen Deutsches Forschungszentrum FR Gesundheit UND Umwelt on Dec 20, 2017. The application was originally filed on May 20, 2014 under application number EP14001778A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Opposition Rejected".

EP2946721

HELMHOLTZ ZENTRUM MNCHEN DEUTSCHES FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FR GESUNDHEIT UND UMWELT
Application Number
EP14001778A
Filing Date
May 20, 2014
Status
Opposition Rejected
Jul 10, 2020
Grant Date
Dec 20, 2017
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