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EP 0739186 A1 19961030 - ULTRASONIC ABLATION OF STENOSES AND OCCLUSIONS WITH IMAGING GUIDANCE

Title (en)

ULTRASONIC ABLATION OF STENOSES AND OCCLUSIONS WITH IMAGING GUIDANCE

Title (de)

POLYMERE FÜR KOSMETIKA UND PRODUKTE ZUR PERSÖNLICHEN VERSORGUNG

Title (fr)

ELIMINATION DE STENOSES ET D'OCCLUSIONS A L'AIDE D'ULTRASONS, AVEC UN SYSTEME DE VISUALISATION PERMETTANT UN GUIDAGE

Publication

EP 0739186 A1 19961030 (EN)

Application

EP 94907815 A 19940114

Priority

CA 2181157 A 19940114
US 9400484 W 19940114

IPC 1-7

A61B 17/22

IPC 8 full level

A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9519143A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0739186 A1 19961030; JP H09510631 A 19971028

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 94907815 A 19940114; JP 51900095 A 19940114