DE60334865D1 - Kryogenische Vorrichtung - Google Patents

Kryogenische Vorrichtung

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DE60334865D1
DE60334865D1 DE60334865T DE60334865T DE60334865D1 DE 60334865 D1 DE60334865 D1 DE 60334865D1 DE 60334865 T DE60334865 T DE 60334865T DE 60334865 T DE60334865 T DE 60334865T DE 60334865 D1 DE60334865 D1 DE 60334865D1
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cryogenic device
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Jean-Pierre Lalonde
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Medtronic Cryocath LP
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    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
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    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
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    • A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
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    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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