Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,277,117 · App. 09/178,027
Open vessel sealing forceps with disposable electrodes
Inventors:
Philip M. Tetzlaff, Steven P. Buysse, Kate Lawes, Dale Schmaltz
Patented Case
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Granted: Aug 21, 2001
Filed: Oct 23, 1998
Inventors
Philip M. Tetzlaff
Steven P. Buysse
Kate Lawes
Dale Schmaltz
Assignee (at issue)
SHERWOOD SERVICES AG
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