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Brevet US8721565 - Device for forming an effective sensor-to-tissue contact - Google Brevets
A device for tissue characterization, comprises a structure; a first mechanism, associated with the structure, configured for exerting a first force on a tissue, for fixing the tissue to the structure, so as to substantially immobilize the tissue; and a second mechanism, associated with the structure,...http://www.google.fr/patents/US8721565?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US8721565 - Device for forming an effective sensor-to-tissue contact
Numéro de publication US8721565 B2
Numéro de demande US 11/196,732
Autre référence de publication CN101437455A, CN101437455B, US20070032739
Numéro de publication 11196732, 196732, US 8721565 B2, US 8721565B2, US-B2-8721565, US8721565 B2, US8721565B2
Citations de brevets (157), Citations hors brevets (133), Référencé par (4), Classifications (5), Événements juridiques (3)
US 8721565 B2
Contact Level = A ( interface ) - A ( bubbles and inclusions ) A ( interface )
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Classification coopérative A61B5/4381, A61B5/6834