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US 4,983,173 · App. 06/816,545

Surgical sponge

Inventors: Donald Patience, Felipe S. Li
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Granted: Jan 8, 1991 Filed: Jan 6, 1986
Inventors
Donald Patience
Felipe S. Li
Assignee (at issue)
The Kendall Company LP

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Patent No.
US 4,983,173
App. No.
06/816,545
Filed
1986-01-06
Granted
1991-01-08
Kind
A