Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,669,073 · App. 10/014,004
Surgical stapling apparatus
Inventors:
Keith L. Milliman, Frank J. Viola, Joseph P. Orban, III, Randolph F. Lehn
Patented Case
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Granted: Dec 30, 2003
Filed: Dec 10, 2001
Inventors
Keith L. Milliman
Frank J. Viola
Joseph P. Orban, III
Randolph F. Lehn
Assignee (at issue)
United States Surgical Corporation
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