AU2001296648A1 - Bipolar ablation apparatus and method - Google Patents

Bipolar ablation apparatus and method

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AU2001296648A1
AU2001296648A1 AU2001296648A AU9664801A AU2001296648A1 AU 2001296648 A1 AU2001296648 A1 AU 2001296648A1 AU 2001296648 A AU2001296648 A AU 2001296648A AU 9664801 A AU9664801 A AU 9664801A AU 2001296648 A1 AU2001296648 A1 AU 2001296648A1
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ablation apparatus
bipolar ablation
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Thomas H. Mcgaffigan
Allan O. Mekailian
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Medtronic Vidamed Inc
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