Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,139,556 · App. 08/960,486
Device and method for suturing blood vessels and the like
Inventor:
Stavros Kontos
Patented Case
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Granted: Oct 31, 2000
Filed: Oct 29, 1997
Inventor
Stavros Kontos
Assignee (at issue)
X-Site, L.L.C.
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