Curved guiding introducers for cardiac access

Details Curved guiding introducers for cardiac access Curved guiding introducers for cardiac access

1996-10-23

1998-09-29

Coggins, Wynn Wood

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

604264, 600435, A61M 2500

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058140280

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are shapes for guiding introducers to be used for the ablation and/or mapping of the discrete tracks within the left and right atrium.

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