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AU2001261726A1 - Electrosurgical apparatus and methods for ablating tissue - Google Patents

Electrosurgical apparatus and methods for ablating tissue

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AU2001261726A1
AU2001261726A1 AU2001261726A AU6172601A AU2001261726A1 AU 2001261726 A1 AU2001261726 A1 AU 2001261726A1 AU 2001261726 A AU2001261726 A AU 2001261726A AU 6172601 A AU6172601 A AU 6172601A AU 2001261726 A1 AU2001261726 A1 AU 2001261726A1
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ablating tissue
electrosurgical apparatus
electrosurgical
ablating
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Terry S. Davison
Philip E. Eggers
David C. Hovda
Steven P. Masterson
Theodore C. Ormsby
Hira V Thapliyal
Christopher L. Willink
Jean Woloszko
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Arthrocare Corp
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Priority claimed from US09/709,035 external-priority patent/US6896674B1/en
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