Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,871,496 · App. 08/835,675
Surgical instrument for facilitating the detachment of an artery and the like
Inventors:
Richard S. Ginn, Hani Shennib, Charles S. Taylor, Ivan Sepetka
Patented Case
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Granted: Feb 16, 1999
Filed: Apr 10, 1997
Inventors
Richard S. Ginn
Hani Shennib
Charles S. Taylor
Ivan Sepetka
Assignee (at issue)
Cardiothoracic Systems, Inc.
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