Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,584,836 · App. 08/610,843
Cannulated medical suture anchor
Inventors:
Nicolaas J. Ballintyn, Tom Barker, Abraham Biglari Salehi, Hansen Yuan, Bryan Hildebrand
Patented Case
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Granted: Dec 17, 1996
Filed: Mar 5, 1996
Inventors
Nicolaas J. Ballintyn
Tom Barker
Abraham Biglari Salehi
Hansen Yuan
Bryan Hildebrand
Assignee (at issue)
Smith & Nephew Richards, Inc.
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