Granted Patent
Utility
US 4,287,987 · App. 06/059,677
Suture holder
Inventors:
Luther A. Hoffman, Friedrich W. Schmidt
Patented Case
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Granted: Sep 8, 1981
Filed: Jul 23, 1979
Inventors
Luther A. Hoffman
Friedrich W. Schmidt
Assignee (at issue)
Sharpoint, Inc.
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