DK3629962T3 - Elektrokirurgisk instrument til frysning og ablation af biologisk væv - Google Patents
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| GB1708725.5A GB2563203A (en) | 2017-06-01 | 2017-06-01 | Electrosurgical apparatus |
| PCT/EP2018/064465 WO2018220177A1 (en) | 2017-06-01 | 2018-06-01 | Electrosurgical instrument for freezing and ablating biological tissue |
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| DK3629962T3 true DK3629962T3 (da) | 2021-05-03 |
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