Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,618,293 · App. 08/471,226
Surgical instrument
Inventors:
Philip B. Sample, Graham Smith
Patented Case
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Granted: Apr 8, 1997
Filed: Jun 6, 1995
Inventors
Philip B. Sample
Graham Smith
Assignee (at issue)
Smith & Nephew Dyonics, Inc.
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