Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,868,780 · App. 08/620,878
Stents for supporting lumens in living tissue
Inventors:
Robert D. Lashinski, Matthew J. Birdsall
Patented Case
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Granted: Feb 9, 1999
Filed: Mar 22, 1996
Inventors
Robert D. Lashinski
Matthew J. Birdsall
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