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Patent US5575788 - Thin layer ablation apparatus - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn ablation apparatus for ablating an inner layer in an organ or lumen of a body, or any desired thin layer, includes an expandable member made of a material with a porous exterior surface. An electrolytic solution, housed in an interior of the expandable member, releases electrolytic solution through...http://www.google.com/patents/US5575788?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5575788 - Thin layer ablation apparatusAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS5575788 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/319,373Publication dateNov 19, 1996Filing dateOct 6, 1994Priority dateJun 24, 1994Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS5964755Publication number08319373, 319373, US 5575788 A, US 5575788A, US-A-5575788, US5575788 A, US5575788AInventorsJames Baker, Stuart D. Edwards, Chris Jones, Kee S. Lee, Phillip Sommer, Bruno StrulOriginal AssigneeStuart D. EdwardsExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (23), Non-Patent Citations (12), Referenced by (228), Classifications (90), Legal Events (7) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetThin layer ablation apparatus
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A61B2018/00726, A61B2018/00815, A61B2018/00065, A61B2018/00077, A61B2018/00577, A61B2018/00666, A61B2218/002, A61M2025/1086, A61M3/0279, A61B2018/00821, A61B2017/00106, A61B2018/1472, A61B2018/00678, A61B2018/00827, A61B2018/00761, A61B2018/00148, A61N1/06, A61B2018/0022, A61B2018/1467, A61B18/1492, A61B2018/00797, A61B2018/124, A61B2018/00982European ClassificationA61B18/14V, A61N1/05N, A61N1/08, A61B18/14P, A61N1/40, A61N1/06, A61B18/14SLegal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionFeb 21, 1995ASAssignmentOwner name: EDWARDS, STUART D., CALIFORNIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:EDWARDS, STAURT D.;JONES, CHRIS;LEE, KEE S.;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:007346/0580;SIGNING DATES FROM 19941011 TO 19950131Owner name: EDWARDS, STUART D., CALIFORNIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:BAKER, JAMES;REEL/FRAME:007346/0586Effective date: 19950208Jun 9, 1997ASAssignmentOwner name: VENTURE BANKING GROUP, CALIFORNIAFree format text: SECURITY 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