Granted Patent
Utility
US 4,944,443 · App. 07/185,054
Surgical suturing instrument and method
Inventors:
Robert Oddsen, Ralph Ger
Patented Case
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Granted: Jul 31, 1990
Filed: Apr 22, 1988
Inventors
Robert Oddsen
Ralph Ger
Assignee (at issue)
Innovative Surgical Devices Corporation
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