Surgical method and apparatus for positioning a diagnostic or therapeutic element within the body
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Nov 28, 2000
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Oct 10, 1997
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A surgical device including a relatively short shaft, a bendable spline assembly associated with the distal end of the shaft and having a predetermined configuration, the spline assembly being adapted to collapse in response to an application of an external force and to expand to the predetermined configuration in response to a withdrawal of the external force, and an operative element associated with the bendable spline assembly.
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