Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,569,302 · App. 08/400,710
Tipped multifilament surgical suture
Inventors:
George R. Proto, Francis D. Colligan, Harold Bellmore, Jr.
Patented Case
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Granted: Oct 29, 1996
Filed: Mar 3, 1995
Inventors
George R. Proto
Francis D. Colligan
Harold Bellmore, Jr.
Assignee (at issue)
United States Surgical Corporation
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