Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,207,692 · App. 07/559,751
Surgical clip applier with reciprocating clip sleeve and dual ratchet mechanism
Inventors:
Robert G. Kraus, Philip C. Walker, Herbert H. Loeffler, Frederick Faller, Richard Schneider, Charles Bridgham Worrick, III, Raphael Meloul
Patented Case
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Granted: May 4, 1993
Filed: Jul 30, 1990
Inventors
Robert G. Kraus
Philip C. Walker
Herbert H. Loeffler
Frederick Faller
Richard Schneider
Charles Bridgham Worrick, III
Raphael Meloul
Assignee (at issue)
Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.
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