IP Library Granted Patent US 6,428,486
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US 6,428,486 · App. 09/746,402

Methods and devices for automated biopsy and collection of soft tissue

Inventors: Mark A. Ritchart, J. Michael Stuart, Fred H. Burbank, Kenneth M. Galt
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Granted: Aug 6, 2002 Filed: Dec 21, 2000
Inventors
Mark A. Ritchart
J. Michael Stuart
Fred H. Burbank
Kenneth M. Galt
Assignee (at issue)
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 6,428,486
App. No.
09/746,402
Filed
2000-12-21
Granted
2002-08-06
Kind
B2