ATE433306T1 - Vorrichtung zur zirkumferenziellen ablation - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zur zirkumferenziellen ablation

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ATE433306T1
ATE433306T1 AT98933279T AT98933279T ATE433306T1 AT E433306 T1 ATE433306 T1 AT E433306T1 AT 98933279 T AT98933279 T AT 98933279T AT 98933279 T AT98933279 T AT 98933279T AT E433306 T1 ATE433306 T1 AT E433306T1
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region
ablation element
ablation
band
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Chris Diederich
Michael Lesh
James Peacock
Michael Ross
Jonathan Langberg
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Univ California
Atrionix Inc
Univ Emory
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Priority claimed from US08/889,798 external-priority patent/US6024740A/en
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AT98933279T 1997-07-08 1998-07-08 Vorrichtung zur zirkumferenziellen ablation ATE433306T1 (de)

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US08/889,835 US6012457A (en) 1997-07-08 1997-07-08 Device and method for forming a circumferential conduction block in a pulmonary vein
US08/889,798 US6024740A (en) 1997-07-08 1997-07-08 Circumferential ablation device assembly
US7347798P 1998-02-03 1998-02-03
US7352798P 1998-02-03 1998-02-03
PCT/US1998/014220 WO1999002096A1 (en) 1997-07-08 1998-07-08 Circumferential ablation device assembly and method

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