Load-release points of two novel ureteral stone-trapping devices

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 894-897

  Ouwenga, Michael K ^a   Sharma, Sameer K ^a   Holley, Paulette ^a   Turk, Thomas M T ^a   Perry, Kent T ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITINOL; PLASTIC; POLITEF; URETHAN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE MODEL; FORCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TUBE; URETER INJURY; URETER STONE; URETER STRICTURE; URETERAL STONE TRAPPING DEVICE; WEIGHT;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; URETERAL CALCULI; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 26444589168     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2005.19.894     Document Type: Conference Paper

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