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US 5,437,681 · App. 08/180,662

Suturing instrument with thread management

Inventors: John C. Meade, Gerald I. Brecher
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Granted: Aug 1, 1995 Filed: Jan 13, 1994
Inventors
John C. Meade
Gerald I. Brecher
Assignee (at issue)
SuturTek Incorporated

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Patent No.
US 5,437,681
App. No.
08/180,662
Filed
1994-01-13
Granted
1995-08-01
Kind
A