Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,017,305 · App. 08/593,299
Method of retracting bones
Inventor:
Peter M. Bonutti
Patented Case
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Granted: Jan 25, 2000
Filed: Jan 29, 1996
Inventor
Peter M. Bonutti
Assignee (at issue)
General Surgical Innovations, Inc.
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