EP0989822A4 - Methods and devices for providing acoustic hemostasis - Google Patents

Methods and devices for providing acoustic hemostasis

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Publication number
EP0989822A4
EP0989822A4 EP97941317A EP97941317A EP0989822A4 EP 0989822 A4 EP0989822 A4 EP 0989822A4 EP 97941317 A EP97941317 A EP 97941317A EP 97941317 A EP97941317 A EP 97941317A EP 0989822 A4 EP0989822 A4 EP 0989822A4
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Prior art keywords
methods
devices
providing acoustic
acoustic hemostasis
hemostasis
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EP97941317A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP0989822A1 (en
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Edward C Driscoll Jr
Lawrence A Crum
Wing K Law
Stan Demarta
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Focus Surgery Inc
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Focus Surgery Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N7/00—Ultrasound therapy
    • A61N7/02—Localised ultrasound hyperthermia
    • A61N7/022—Localised ultrasound hyperthermia intracavitary
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61P—SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
    • A61P7/00—Drugs for disorders of the blood or the extracellular fluid
    • A61P7/04—Antihaemorrhagics; Procoagulants; Haemostatic agents; Antifibrinolytic agents
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B2017/00017—Electrical control of surgical instruments
    • A61B2017/00022—Sensing or detecting at the treatment site
    • A61B2017/00106—Sensing or detecting at the treatment site ultrasonic
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/00491—Surgical glue applicators
    • A61B2017/00504—Tissue welding
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels, umbilical cord
    • A61B2017/12004—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels, umbilical cord for haemostasis, for prevention of bleeding
EP97941317A 1997-06-23 1997-06-23 Methods and devices for providing acoustic hemostasis Ceased EP0989822A4 (en)

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PCT/US1997/010848 WO1998058588A1 (en) 1997-06-23 1997-06-23 Methods and devices for providing acoustic hemostasis
CA2253664A CA2253664C (en) 1997-06-23 1998-11-04 Methods and devices for providing acoustic hemostasis

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EP0989822A1 EP0989822A1 (en) 2000-04-05
EP0989822A4 true EP0989822A4 (en) 2004-07-28

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WO (1) WO1998058588A1 (en)

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