Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,453,094 · App. 08/123,351
Kit assembly for use during a laparoscopic surgical procedure
Inventors:
Gerald L. Metcalf, Vern E. Radewald, Melinda K. Samples, Kraig M. Keister, George Sommerfeld, Alan J. Solyntjes
Patented Case
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Granted: Sep 26, 1995
Filed: Sep 17, 1993
Inventors
Gerald L. Metcalf
Vern E. Radewald
Melinda K. Samples
Kraig M. Keister
George Sommerfeld
Alan J. Solyntjes
Assignee (at issue)
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
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