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EP4225180A4 - VISUALIZING ABLATION CATHETERS, RELATED SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS - Google Patents

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EP4225180A4
EP4225180A4 EP21878732.3A EP21878732A EP4225180A4 EP 4225180 A4 EP4225180 A4 EP 4225180A4 EP 21878732 A EP21878732 A EP 21878732A EP 4225180 A4 EP4225180 A4 EP 4225180A4
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ablation catheters
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visualizing ablation
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Virender K. Sharma
George W. BOURNE
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EP21878732.3A 2020-10-08 2021-10-07 VISUALIZING ABLATION CATHETERS, RELATED SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS Pending EP4225180A4 (en)

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US202163210523P 2021-06-15 2021-06-15
PCT/US2021/071778 WO2022077020A1 (en) 2020-10-08 2021-10-07 Visualization-enabled ablation catheters, systems, and methods

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