Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,849,021 · App. 08/843,556
Elongated thumb loop for surgical instrument
Inventors:
Francis J. DiFrancesco, Clive Reay-Young
Patented Case
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Granted: Dec 15, 1998
Filed: Apr 18, 1997
Inventors
Francis J. DiFrancesco
Clive Reay-Young
Assignee (at issue)
TNCO, Inc.
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