IP Library Granted Patent US 4,385,692
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US 4,385,692 · App. 06/264,115

Surgical instrument tip protector and method of manufacture

Inventor: John D. Eldridge, Jr.
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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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Patent No.
US 4,385,692
App. No.
06/264,115
Filed
1981-05-15
Granted
1983-05-31
Kind
A