Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,312,435 · App. 09/415,949
Surgical instrument with extended reach for use in minimally invasive surgery
Inventors:
Daniel T. Wallace, David J. Rosa, Frederic H. Moll
Patented Case
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Granted: Nov 6, 2001
Filed: Oct 8, 1999
Inventors
Daniel T. Wallace
David J. Rosa
Frederic H. Moll
Assignee (at issue)
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
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