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US 1,118,922 · App. 29/836,225 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Subperiosteal surgical instrument

Inventor: Ernesto A. Lee (Bryn Mawr, PA)
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Patent No.
US 1,118,922
App. No.
29/836,225
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a subperiosteal surgical instrument as shown and described.

Priority Claims (1)
EM 005283454 · May 28, 2018 · regional
Continuity (4)
Continuation 29671270 · Nov 26, 2018
Continuation In Part 15644387 · Jul 7, 2017
Continuation 15493961 · Apr 21, 2017
Continuation PCTUS2017025478 · Mar 31, 2017
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