Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,149,658 · App. 08/781,579
Sutured staple surgical fasteners, instruments and methods for minimally invasive vascular and endoscopic surgery
Inventors:
Barry Gardiner, Paul McDonald, Richard D. Phipps
Patented Case
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Granted: Nov 21, 2000
Filed: Jan 9, 1997
Inventors
Barry Gardiner
Paul McDonald
Richard D. Phipps
Assignee (at issue)
Coalescent Surgical, Inc.
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