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Therapy System - EP2967616

The patent EP2967616 was granted to Richard Wolf on Feb 28, 2024. The application was filed on Mar 10, 2014 under application number EP14710521A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

EP2967616

RICHARD WOLF
Application Number
EP14710521A
Filing Date
Mar 10, 2014
Status
Patent Maintained As Amended
Jan 26, 2024
Publication Date
Feb 28, 2024
External Links
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Patent Summary

Therapy system with a therapy source that emits radiation or waves, and a method for positioning a patient couch relative to a therapy head of such a therapy system. The system includes a control device coupled to an ultrasound probe that detects the spatial position of the ultrasound image and controls drives simultaneously in at least one operating mode to move the patient couch along a movement path that lies in the plane of the ultrasound image.

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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
STORZ MEDICALJul 3, 2019LOHR -

Patent Citations (14) New

Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.

Citation PhasePublication Number
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTDE4329167
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTEP0269801
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTEP2308398
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2008146908
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2011166450
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO2011061645
OPPOSITIONDE3426398
OPPOSITIONDE4329167
OPPOSITIONEP0269801
OPPOSITIONEP2308398
OPPOSITIONUS2003149352
OPPOSITIONUS2008146908
OPPOSITIONUS2011166450
OPPOSITIONWO2011061645

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