Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,206,872 · App. 09/214,266
Endoscopic instrument which can be bent
Inventors:
Christophe Lafond, Alain Tanguy, Uwe Bacher
Patented Case
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Granted: Mar 27, 2001
Filed: May 3, 1999
Inventors
Christophe Lafond
Alain Tanguy
Uwe Bacher
Assignee (at issue)
Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
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