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Patent US7840262 - Apparatus and method for delivering electrical signals to modify gene ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsMethod and apparatus (120) for modifying gene expression in cardiac muscle cells (110), by the application of electric fields....http://www.google.com/patents/US7840262?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7840262 - Apparatus and method for delivering electrical signals to modify gene expression in cardiac tissueAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7840262 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/549,216PCT numberPCT/US2004/007589Publication dateNov 23, 2010Filing dateMar 10, 2004Priority dateMar 10, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1787850A, CN1787850B, EP1606011A1, EP1606011A4, EP1606011B1, US8326416, US20070027487, US20110093028, WO2004080533A1, WO2004080533A8, WO2004080533B1Publication number10549216, 549216, PCT/2004/7589, PCT/US/2004/007589, PCT/US/2004/07589, PCT/US/4/007589, PCT/US/4/07589, PCT/US2004/007589, PCT/US2004/07589, PCT/US2004007589, PCT/US200407589, PCT/US4/007589, PCT/US4/07589, PCT/US4007589, PCT/US407589, US 7840262 B2, US 7840262B2, US-B2-7840262, US7840262 B2, US7840262B2InventorsYuval Mika, Hani N. Sabbah, Walid Haddad, Benny RoussoOriginal AssigneeImpulse Dynamics NvExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (353), Non-Patent Citations (318), Referenced by (22), Classifications (13), Legal Events (7) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetApparatus and method for delivering electrical signals to modify gene expression in cardiac tissue
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