Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,226,429 · App. 07/719,123
Laparoscopic gastric band and method
Inventor:
Lubomyr I. Kuzmak
Patented Case
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Granted: Jul 13, 1993
Filed: Jun 20, 1991
Inventor
Lubomyr I. Kuzmak
Assignee (at issue)
INAMED Development Company
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