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Patent US5558672 - Thin layer ablation apparatus - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAn ablation apparatus has an expandable member that is inserted into an organ of a body and ablates all or a selected portion of the inner layer of the organ. Electrolytic solution fills the expandable member, and the expandable member includes a plurality of apertures from which electrolytic solution...http://www.google.com/patents/US5558672?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5558672 - Thin layer ablation apparatusAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS5558672 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/286,862Publication dateSep 24, 1996Filing dateAug 4, 1994Priority dateJun 24, 1994Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2193964A1, EP0767629A1, US5505730, US5569241, US5827273, WO1996000042A1Publication number08286862, 286862, US 5558672 A, US 5558672A, US-A-5558672, US5558672 A, US5558672AInventorsStuart D. Edwards, Kee S. Lee, James Baker, Bruno StrulOriginal AssigneeVidacare, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (22), Non-Patent Citations (12), Referenced by (147), Classifications (60), Legal Events (7) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetThin layer ablation apparatus
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607/102International ClassificationA61F2/958, A61B18/14, A61N1/06, A61N1/08, A61M16/04, A61M3/02, A61B18/18, A61B18/00, A61B17/00, A61B17/42Cooperative ClassificationA61B2018/00559, A61B2018/0022, A61B2018/00214, A61N1/08, A61B2018/0091, A61M2025/1052, A61B18/1492, A61B2018/00702, A61B2018/124, A61B2018/00982, A61B2017/00106, A61B2018/1472, A61B2018/00898, A61M2025/1086, A61B18/148, A61B2018/00827, A61B2018/00886, A61B2018/00875, A61B18/18, A61B2018/00065, A61N1/06, A61B2017/00084, A61B2017/4216, A61M3/0279, A61B2018/00083, A61B2218/002, A61B2018/00761, A61B2018/00678, A61B2018/00869, A61B2018/00791, A61B2018/00654, A61B2018/00892, A61B2018/00916, A61M16/0481, A61M25/1002, A61B2018/00666, A61B2018/00708, A61B2018/00577, A61B18/1485European ClassificationA61B18/14V, A61B18/14P, A61N1/08, A61N1/06, A61B18/14SLegal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionMar 31, 1995ASAssignmentOwner name: VIDACARE, INC., CALIFORNIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:EDWARDS, STUART D.;LEE, 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