Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,980,469 · App. 09/004,782
Method and apparatus for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissue
Inventors:
Fred H. Burbank, Thomas J. Fogarty, Wayne E. Manska, Mark A. Ritchart, Timothy J. Ryan, Elias A. Zerhouni
Patented Case
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Granted: Nov 9, 1999
Filed: Jan 9, 1998
Inventors
Fred H. Burbank
Thomas J. Fogarty
Wayne E. Manska
Mark A. Ritchart
Timothy J. Ryan
Elias A. Zerhouni
Assignee (at issue)
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
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