Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,470,007 · App. 08/237,004
Laparoscopic stapler with overload sensor and interlock
Inventors:
Alan K. Plyley, Claude Vidal, Roger Lagerquist
Patented Case
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Granted: Nov 28, 1995
Filed: May 2, 1994
Inventors
Alan K. Plyley
Claude Vidal
Roger Lagerquist
Assignee (at issue)
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
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