AU2001239964A1 - Circumferential pulmonary vein ablation using a laser and fiberoptic balloon catheter - Google Patents

Circumferential pulmonary vein ablation using a laser and fiberoptic balloon catheter

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Publication number: AU2001239964A1
Authority: AU; Australia
Prior art keywords: fiberoptic; laser; balloon catheter; pulmonary vein; vein ablation
Prior art date: 2000-02-29
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Abandoned

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Johns Hopkins University

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Johns Hopkins University

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2001-02-28Application filed by Johns Hopkins UniversityfiledCriticalJohns Hopkins University

2001-09-12Publication of AU2001239964A1publicationCriticalpatent/AU2001239964A1/en

StatusAbandonedlegal-statusCriticalCurrent

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