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Apparatus and method for ablating cardiac tissue

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AU2001294737A1
AU2001294737A1 AU2001294737A AU9473701A AU2001294737A1 AU 2001294737 A1 AU2001294737 A1 AU 2001294737A1 AU 2001294737 A AU2001294737 A AU 2001294737A AU 9473701 A AU9473701 A AU 9473701A AU 2001294737 A1 AU2001294737 A1 AU 2001294737A1
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cardiac tissue
ablating cardiac
ablating
tissue
cardiac
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Richard Bruce Bernardi
Charles B. Shakespeare
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Spectrasonics Imaging Inc
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/22Implements for squeezing-off ulcers or the like on inner organs of the body; Implements for scraping-out cavities of body organs, e.g. bones; for invasive removal or destruction of calculus using mechanical vibrations; for removing obstructions in blood vessels, not otherwise provided for
    • A61B17/22004Implements for squeezing-off ulcers or the like on inner organs of the body; Implements for scraping-out cavities of body organs, e.g. bones; for invasive removal or destruction of calculus using mechanical vibrations; for removing obstructions in blood vessels, not otherwise provided for using mechanical vibrations, e.g. ultrasonic shock waves
    • A61B17/22012Implements for squeezing-off ulcers or the like on inner organs of the body; Implements for scraping-out cavities of body organs, e.g. bones; for invasive removal or destruction of calculus using mechanical vibrations; for removing obstructions in blood vessels, not otherwise provided for using mechanical vibrations, e.g. ultrasonic shock waves in direct contact with, or very close to, the obstruction or concrement
    • A61B17/2202Implements for squeezing-off ulcers or the like on inner organs of the body; Implements for scraping-out cavities of body organs, e.g. bones; for invasive removal or destruction of calculus using mechanical vibrations; for removing obstructions in blood vessels, not otherwise provided for using mechanical vibrations, e.g. ultrasonic shock waves in direct contact with, or very close to, the obstruction or concrement the ultrasound transducer being inside patient's body at the distal end of the catheter

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  • Orthopedic Medicine & Surgery (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
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  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
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AU2001294737A 2000-09-29 2001-09-25 Apparatus and method for ablating cardiac tissue Abandoned AU2001294737A1 (en)

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PCT/US2001/030100 WO2002026142A1 (en) 2000-09-29 2001-09-25 Apparatus and method for ablating cardiac tissue

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EP (1) EP1320332A1 (en)
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WO (1) WO2002026142A1 (en)

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