DE69636035D1 - Vorrichtung zur permanenten blutbahnokklusion - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zur permanenten blutbahnokklusion

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DE69636035D1
DE69636035D1 DE69636035T DE69636035T DE69636035D1 DE 69636035 D1 DE69636035 D1 DE 69636035D1 DE 69636035 T DE69636035 T DE 69636035T DE 69636035 T DE69636035 T DE 69636035T DE 69636035 D1 DE69636035 D1 DE 69636035D1
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permanent blood
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S Behl
Thomas Palermo
J Nichols
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Boston Scientific Ltd Barbados
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/04Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating
    • A61B18/12Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
    • A61B18/14Probes or electrodes therefor
    • A61B18/1492Probes or electrodes therefor having a flexible, catheter-like structure, e.g. for heart ablation
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B2018/00053Mechanical features of the instrument of device
    • A61B2018/00214Expandable means emitting energy, e.g. by elements carried thereon
DE69636035T 1995-06-07 1996-05-31 Vorrichtung zur permanenten blutbahnokklusion Expired - Lifetime DE69636035T2 (de)

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US08/488,444 US5709224A (en) 1995-06-07 1995-06-07 Method and device for permanent vessel occlusion
US488444 1995-06-07
PCT/US1996/008466 WO1996039961A1 (en) 1995-06-07 1996-05-31 Method and device for permanent vessel occlusion

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