Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,261,895 · App. 07/766,803
Apparatus for guiding surgical instruments into a surgical site and blocking escape of fluids from the site
Inventor:
Joseph J. Kablik
Patented Case
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Granted: Nov 16, 1993
Filed: Sep 26, 1991
Inventor
Joseph J. Kablik
Assignee (at issue)
STRYKER CORPORATION
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