Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,980,539 · App. 09/073,462
Device and method for suturing blood vessels and the like
Inventor:
Stavros Kontos
Patented Case
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Granted: Nov 9, 1999
Filed: May 6, 1998
Inventor
Stavros Kontos
Assignee (at issue)
X-Site, L.L.C.
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