Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,031,148 · App. 08/042,293
Implantable bioabsorbable article
Inventors:
Byron K. Hayes, William R. Hardwick, Charles F. White, Mark D. Butler
Patented Case
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Granted: Feb 29, 2000
Filed: Apr 2, 1993
Inventors
Byron K. Hayes
William R. Hardwick
Charles F. White
Mark D. Butler
Assignee (at issue)
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
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