DE69726599D1 - Elektromechanische herzvorrichtung - Google Patents

Elektromechanische herzvorrichtung

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DE69726599D1
DE69726599D1 DE69726599T DE69726599T DE69726599D1 DE 69726599 D1 DE69726599 D1 DE 69726599D1 DE 69726599 T DE69726599 T DE 69726599T DE 69726599 T DE69726599 T DE 69726599T DE 69726599 D1 DE69726599 D1 DE 69726599D1
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heart device
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Shlomo Ben-Haim
Maier Fenster
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Biosense Webster Inc
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US595365 1984-03-30
IL11669996A IL116699A (en) 1996-01-08 1996-01-08 Method of building a heart map
IL11669996 1996-01-08
US976996P 1996-01-11 1996-01-11
US9769P 1996-01-11
US08/595,365 US5738096A (en) 1993-07-20 1996-02-01 Cardiac electromechanics
PCT/IL1997/000010 WO1997024981A2 (en) 1996-01-08 1997-01-08 Cardiac electro-mechanics

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