Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,749,893 · App. 08/596,938
Surgical instrument having an articulated jaw structure and a detachable knife
Inventors:
Claude Vidal, Alan K. Plyley, Russell J. Redmond, Roger Lagerquist
Patented Case
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Granted: May 12, 1998
Filed: Feb 5, 1996
Inventors
Claude Vidal
Alan K. Plyley
Russell J. Redmond
Roger Lagerquist
Assignee (at issue)
United States Surgical Corporation
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