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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
- Application Number
- EP14001778A
- Filing Date
- May 20, 2014
- Status
- Opposition Rejected
- Jul 10, 2020
- Publication Date
- Dec 20, 2017
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