Granted Patent
Utility
US 4,385,692 · App. 06/264,115
Surgical instrument tip protector and method of manufacture
Inventor:
John D. Eldridge, Jr.
Patented Case
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Granted: May 31, 1983
Filed: May 15, 1981
Inventor
John D. Eldridge, Jr.
Assignee (at issue)
Instranetics, Inc.
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