ATE387891T1 - Knorpelbehandlungssonde - Google Patents

Knorpelbehandlungssonde

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ATE387891T1
ATE387891T1 AT04706979T AT04706979T ATE387891T1 AT E387891 T1 ATE387891 T1 AT E387891T1 AT 04706979 T AT04706979 T AT 04706979T AT 04706979 T AT04706979 T AT 04706979T AT E387891 T1 ATE387891 T1 AT E387891T1
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head
tissue surface
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Mathew Mitchell
Kobi Iki
Bill Ambrisco
Douglas Lorang
Alan Gannon
Richard Ranalli
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Smith & Nephew Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/18—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating
    • A61B18/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
    • A61B18/14—Probes or electrodes therefor
    • A61B18/1402—Probes for open surgery

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  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
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