Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,772,672 · App. 08/834,757
Endoscopic suture passer
Inventors:
Frederick K. Toy, Roy T. Smoot, Jr., Robert H. LaPrad
Patented Case
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Granted: Jun 30, 1998
Filed: Apr 3, 1997
Inventors
Frederick K. Toy
Roy T. Smoot, Jr.
Robert H. LaPrad
Assignee (at issue)
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
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