Novel pericardial access device: Design features and in vitro evaluation

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 179-184

  Pollak, P M ^a   Mahapatra, S ^a   Kanwal, J K ^b   Gillies, G T ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

^c University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Access trocar; Epicardial therapy; Pericardial access; Subxiphoid approach; Thoracic probe

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TROCAR; EPICARDIAL THERAPY; PERICARDIAL ACCESS; SUBXIPHOID APPROACH; THORACIC PROBE;

PROBES;

NEEDLES;

POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART CATHETERIZATION; METHODOLOGY; PERICARDIUM;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART CATHETERIZATION; PERICARDIUM; POLYETHYLENE;

EID: 79953881763     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: 1464522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03091902.2011.558171     Document Type: Article

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