CA2795166A1 - Office-based system for treating uterine fibroids or other tissues with hifu - Google Patents

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CA2795166A1
CA2795166A1 CA2795166A CA2795166A CA2795166A1 CA 2795166 A1 CA2795166 A1 CA 2795166A1 CA 2795166 A CA2795166 A CA 2795166A CA 2795166 A CA2795166 A CA 2795166A CA 2795166 A1 CA2795166 A1 CA 2795166A1
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Gregory P. Darlington
Michael J. Connolly
Justin A. Reed
Jessica E. Parsons
Roland Horth
John Murkowski
Charles D. Emery
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US12/753,813 US9050449B2 (en) 2008-10-03 2010-04-02 System for treating a volume of tissue with high intensity focused ultrasound
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