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US 6,159,231 · App. 09/495,466

Lifting rib retractor

Inventors: Christopher S. Looney, Douglas G. Evans
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Granted: Dec 12, 2000 Filed: Feb 1, 2000
Inventors
Christopher S. Looney
Douglas G. Evans
Assignee (at issue)
Genzyme Corporation

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Patent No.
US 6,159,231
App. No.
09/495,466
Filed
2000-02-01
Granted
2000-12-12
Kind
A