Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,464,427 · App. 08/317,396
Expanding suture anchor
Inventors:
Raymond Curtis, Urs Schlegel, Thomas Heldstab
Patented Case
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Granted: Nov 7, 1995
Filed: Oct 4, 1994
Inventors
Raymond Curtis
Urs Schlegel
Thomas Heldstab
Assignee (at issue)
Synthes USA, LLC
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