AU2002216077A1 - Surgical probe for supporting inflatable therapeutic devices - Google Patents

Surgical probe for supporting inflatable therapeutic devices

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AU2002216077A1
AU2002216077A1 AU2002216077A AU1607702A AU2002216077A1 AU 2002216077 A1 AU2002216077 A1 AU 2002216077A1 AU 2002216077 A AU2002216077 A AU 2002216077A AU 1607702 A AU1607702 A AU 1607702A AU 2002216077 A1 AU2002216077 A1 AU 2002216077A1
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therapeutic devices
surgical probe
supporting inflatable
inflatable therapeutic
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Anant Hedge
Josef V. Koblish
David K. Swanson
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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC Ltd
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US09/737,176 US6837885B2 (en) 1998-05-22 2000-12-13 Surgical probe for supporting inflatable therapeutic devices in contact with tissue in or around body orifices and within tumors
US09737176 2000-12-13
PCT/EP2001/014347 WO2002047566A1 (en) 2000-12-13 2001-12-06 Surgical probe for supporting inflatable therapeutic devices

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JP (1) JP2004515303A (enExample)
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CA (1) CA2431060A1 (enExample)
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