DE60312617T2 - Gerät zur Pulmonarvenenisolation mittels Laser - Google Patents

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DE60312617T2
DE60312617T2 DE60312617T DE60312617T DE60312617T2 DE 60312617 T2 DE60312617 T2 DE 60312617T2 DE 60312617 T DE60312617 T DE 60312617T DE 60312617 T DE60312617 T DE 60312617T DE 60312617 T2 DE60312617 T2 DE 60312617T2
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Assaf Govari
Shlomo Ben-Haim
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    • A61B18/22—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves using laser the beam being directed along or through a flexible conduit, e.g. an optical fibre; Couplings or hand-pieces therefor
    • A61B2018/2255—Optical elements at the distal end of probe tips
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