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WO1997045156A3
WO1997045156A3 PCT/US1997/001177 US9701177W WO9745156A3 WO 1997045156 A3 WO1997045156 A3 WO 1997045156A3 US 9701177 W US9701177 W US 9701177W WO 9745156 A3 WO9745156 A3 WO 9745156A3
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David K Swanson
Dorin Panescu
James G Whayne
Patrick M Owens
Sidney D Fleischman
Russell B Thompson
Jerome Jackson
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Abstract

La présente invention concerne des structures d'électrodes poreuses destinées à des systèmes et des procédés de chauffage et d'ablation des tissus permettant à l'énergie électrique de transport de se produire sensiblement sans perfusion de liquide.
PCT/US1997/001177 1996-01-19 1997-01-17 Systemes et procedes de chauffage et d'ablation des tissus utilisant des structures d'electrodes poreuses Ceased WO1997045156A2 (fr)

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CA002243481A CA2243481C (fr) 1996-01-19 1997-01-17 Systemes et procedes de chauffage et d'ablation des tissus utilisant des structures d'electrodes poreuses
JP53838397A JP4361136B2 (ja) 1996-01-19 1997-01-17 多孔質電極構造体を利用した組織の加熱切除システムと方法
EP97944275A EP0975386A1 (fr) 1996-01-19 1997-01-17 Systemes et procedes de chauffage et d'ablation des tissus utilisant des structures d'electrodes poreuses

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US1022596P 1996-01-19 1996-01-19
US1022396P 1996-01-19 1996-01-19
US1035496P 1996-01-19 1996-01-19
US60/010,223 1996-01-19
US60/010,225 1996-01-19
US60/010,354 1996-01-19
US63157396A 1996-04-12 1996-04-12
US63433996A 1996-04-12 1996-04-12
US08/631,356 US5840076A (en) 1996-04-12 1996-04-12 Tissue heating and ablation systems and methods using electrode structures with distally oriented porous regions
US08/631,577 US5879348A (en) 1996-04-12 1996-04-12 Electrode structures formed from flexible, porous, or woven materials
US08/631,575 US5961513A (en) 1996-01-19 1996-04-12 Tissue heating and ablation systems and methods using porous electrode structures
US08/631,356 1996-04-12
US08/634,334 1996-04-12
US08/631,252 US5797903A (en) 1996-04-12 1996-04-12 Tissue heating and ablation systems and methods using porous electrode structures with electrically conductive surfaces
US08/631,074 1996-04-12
US08/631,577 1996-04-12
US08/644,605 US5868736A (en) 1996-04-12 1996-04-12 Systems and methods to control tissue heating or ablation with porous electrode structures
US08/631,074 US6071278A (en) 1996-02-28 1996-04-12 Tissue heating and ablation systems and methods using porous electrode structures with specified electrical resistivities
US08/631,573 1996-04-12
US08/644,605 1996-04-12
US08/634,338 1996-04-12
US08/634,334 US5830213A (en) 1996-04-12 1996-04-12 Systems for heating and ablating tissue using multifunctional electrode structures
US08/634,338 US5846239A (en) 1996-04-12 1996-04-12 Tissue heating and ablation systems and methods using segmented porous electrode structures
US631,252 1996-04-12
US08/631,575 1996-04-12
US08/634,339 1996-04-12

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