IL125259A - Device for stimulating the heart muscle through the blood vessels - Google Patents

Device for stimulating the heart muscle through the blood vessels

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IL125259A
IL125259A IL12525997A IL12525997A IL125259A IL 125259 A IL125259 A IL 125259A IL 12525997 A IL12525997 A IL 12525997A IL 12525997 A IL12525997 A IL 12525997A IL 125259 A IL125259 A IL 125259A
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heart
catheter
probe
distal end
laser
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IL12525997A
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Biosense Inc
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Priority claimed from IL11669996A external-priority patent/IL116699A/en
Priority claimed from US08/595,365 external-priority patent/US5738096A/en
Application filed by Biosense Inc filed Critical Biosense Inc
Publication of IL125259A0 publication Critical patent/IL125259A0/xx
Publication of IL125259A publication Critical patent/IL125259A/en

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IL12525997A 1996-01-08 1997-01-08 Device for stimulating the heart muscle through the blood vessels IL125259A (en)

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IL11669996A IL116699A (en) 1996-01-08 1996-01-08 Method of building a heart map
US976996P 1996-01-11 1996-01-11
US08/595,365 US5738096A (en) 1993-07-20 1996-02-01 Cardiac electromechanics
US1172196P 1996-02-15 1996-02-15
PCT/IL1997/000011 WO1997025101A2 (en) 1996-01-08 1997-01-08 Methods and apparatus for myocardial revascularization
IL12611697A IL126116A (en) 1996-01-08 1997-09-15 Monitoring of myocardial revascularization

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