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Jan 4, 2020 14:53
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Italy
Patents Translation (EN/FR > IT) 16years
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian
french
English to Italian
Tech/Engineering
Engineering (general)
Come tradurreste "french"?
"Generally, the length of the deflectable catheter shaft section 12 can range from about 2 inches (50.8 mm) to about 6 inches (152.4 mm) and the diameter of the deflectable catheter shaft section 12 can range from about 5 French to about 12 French. The diameter of the deflectable catheter shaft section 12 can be about 7 French in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure."
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"Generally, the length of the deflectable catheter shaft section 12 can range from about 2 inches (50.8 mm) to about 6 inches (152.4 mm) and the diameter of the deflectable catheter shaft section 12 can range from about 5 French to about 12 French. The diameter of the deflectable catheter shaft section 12 can be about 7 French in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure."
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Adriano Bonetto
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Jan 7, 2020 17:52: Adriano Bonetto Created KOG entry
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French
Per cateterismo, in campo sanitario, si intende un intervento nel quale un catetere viene ... Il catetere fu utilizzato già dal 1868 dal medico Sornborger, mentre la sua forma ... Calibro L'unità di misura del catetere è la scala di Charrière o French ...
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Tomasso
: E certo, sistema francese.
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Grazie mille
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Gaetano Silvestri Campagnano
: Esatto. Almeno nella mia esperienza, vedo una maggiore diffusione proprio di questa scala rispetto all'altra.
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Grazie Gaetano
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Discussion
The French catheter scale or "French units" (Fr)
Secondo Google,
1 "French" or "Fr" is equivalent to 0.33 mm = .013" = 1/77" of diameter. The size in French units is roughly equal to the circumference of the catheter in millimeters.