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US 5,540,705 · App. 08/445,359

Suturing instrument with thread management

Inventors: John C. Meade, Gerald I. Brecher
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Granted: Jul 30, 1996 Filed: May 19, 1995
Inventors
John C. Meade
Gerald I. Brecher
Assignee (at issue)
SuturTek Incorporated

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Patent No.
US 5,540,705
App. No.
08/445,359
Filed
1995-05-19
Granted
1996-07-30
Kind
A