DE60226866D1 - Operationsinstrumentenset zur behandlung der weiblichen harninkontinenz - Google Patents

Operationsinstrumentenset zur behandlung der weiblichen harninkontinenz

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DE60226866D1
DE60226866D1 DE60226866T DE60226866T DE60226866D1 DE 60226866 D1 DE60226866 D1 DE 60226866D1 DE 60226866 T DE60226866 T DE 60226866T DE 60226866 T DE60226866 T DE 60226866T DE 60226866 D1 DE60226866 D1 DE 60226866D1
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incontinence
harnine
distal end
treating female
needle
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Gene W Kammerer
Hans-Jochen Hoepffner
Susanne Landgrebe
Brian Luscombe
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Johnson and Johnson Medical GmbH
Ethicon Inc
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Ethicon GmbH
Ethicon Inc
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DE60226866T 2001-06-04 2002-05-10 Operationsinstrumentenset zur behandlung der weiblichen harninkontinenz Expired - Lifetime DE60226866D1 (de)

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PCT/US2002/014770 WO2002098322A1 (en) 2001-06-04 2002-05-10 Surgical instrument kit for treating female urinary incontinence

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EP (1) EP1399088B1 (de)
JP (1) JP4242271B2 (de)
KR (1) KR100906316B1 (de)
CN (2) CN101099686A (de)
AT (1) ATE396665T1 (de)
AU (1) AU2002345375B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2449474C (de)
CY (1) CY1108296T1 (de)
DE (1) DE60226866D1 (de)
DK (1) DK1399088T3 (de)
ES (1) ES2305304T3 (de)
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