FR2700940B1 - Appareil de thérapie pour localiser et traiter à l'aide d'ondes acoustiques une zone à l'intérieur du corps d'un être vivant. - Google Patents

Appareil de thérapie pour localiser et traiter à l'aide d'ondes acoustiques une zone à l'intérieur du corps d'un être vivant.

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FR2700940B1
FR2700940B1 FR9400874A FR9400874A FR2700940B1 FR 2700940 B1 FR2700940 B1 FR 2700940B1 FR 9400874 A FR9400874 A FR 9400874A FR 9400874 A FR9400874 A FR 9400874A FR 2700940 B1 FR2700940 B1 FR 2700940B1
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acoustic waves
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Ulrich Schaetzle
Bernd Granz
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Siemens AG
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    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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FR9400874A 1993-01-29 1994-01-27 Appareil de thérapie pour localiser et traiter à l'aide d'ondes acoustiques une zone à l'intérieur du corps d'un être vivant. Expired - Fee Related FR2700940B1 (fr)

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DE4302537A DE4302537C1 (de) 1993-01-29 1993-01-29 Therapiegerät zur Ortung und Behandlung einer Zone im Körper eines Lebewesens mit akustischen Wellen

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