Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,951,467 · App. 09/275,137
Reconfigurable and self-retaining surgical retractor
Inventors:
George J. Picha, Gary Austin, J. Timothy Austin
Patented Case
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Granted: Sep 14, 1999
Filed: Mar 23, 1999
Inventors
George J. Picha
Gary Austin
J. Timothy Austin
Assignee (at issue)
APPLIED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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