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Patent US5575788 - Thin layer ablation apparatus - Google Patentsuche
An 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.de/patents/US5575788?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5575788 - Thin layer ablation apparatus
Veröffentlichungsnummer US5575788 A
Anmeldenummer US 08/319,373
Eingetragen 6. Okt. 1994
Prioritätsdatum 24. Juni 1994
Auch veröffentlicht unter US5964755
Veröffentlichungsnummer 08319373, 319373, US 5575788 A, US 5575788A, US-A-5575788, US5575788 A, US5575788A
Erfinder James Baker, Stuart D. Edwards, Chris Jones, Kee S. Lee, Phillip Sommer, Bruno Strul
Ursprünglich Bevollmächtigter Stuart D. Edwards
Patentzitate (23), Nichtpatentzitate (12), Referenziert von (258), Klassifizierungen (90), Juristische Ereignisse (7)
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