Granted Patent
Utility
US 4,917,694 · App. 06/867,000
Surgical sponge
Inventor:
James L. Jessup
Patented Case
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Granted: Apr 17, 1990
Filed: May 20, 1986
Inventor
James L. Jessup
Assignee (at issue)
The Kendall Company LP
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