Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,880,976 · App. 08/803,993
Apparatus and method for facilitating the implantation of artificial components in joints
Inventors:
Anthony M. DiGioia III, David A. Simon, Branislav Jaramaz, Michael K. Blackwell, Frederick Morgan, Robert V. O'Toole, Takeo Kanade
Patented Case
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Granted: Mar 9, 1999
Filed: Feb 21, 1997
Inventors
Anthony M. DiGioia III
David A. Simon
Branislav Jaramaz
Michael K. Blackwell
Frederick Morgan
Robert V. O'Toole
Takeo Kanade
Assignee (at issue)
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
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