IP Library Granted Patent US 5,986,693
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US 5,986,693 · App. 08/976,976

Reduced area imaging devices incorporated within surgical instruments

Inventors: Edwin L. Adair, Jeffrey L. Adair, Randall Adair
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Granted: Nov 16, 1999 Filed: Nov 24, 1997
Inventors
Edwin L. Adair
Jeffrey L. Adair
Randall Adair

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Patent No.
US 5,986,693
App. No.
08/976,976
Filed
1997-11-24
Granted
1999-11-16
Kind
A