WO2003075746A3 - Methods for aneurysm repair - Google Patents

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WO2003075746A3
WO2003075746A3 PCT/US2003/006985 US0306985W WO03075746A3 WO 2003075746 A3 WO2003075746 A3 WO 2003075746A3 US 0306985 W US0306985 W US 0306985W WO 03075746 A3 WO03075746 A3 WO 03075746A3
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Abstract

Disclosed here are methods of occluding a selected target site using rapidly expanding materials.
PCT/US2003/006985 2002-03-06 2003-03-06 Methods for aneurysm repair WO2003075746A2 (en)

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JP2003574028A JP4443229B2 (en) 2002-03-06 2003-03-06 Methods for aneurysm repair
EP03713963A EP1482858A4 (en) 2002-03-06 2003-03-06 Methods for aneurysm repair
AU2003217985A AU2003217985A1 (en) 2002-03-06 2003-03-06 Methods for aneurysm repair
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