Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,743,240 · App. 10/010,904
Flexible surgical device having a rotatable end effector assembly
Inventors:
Kevin W. Smith, Robert Sixto, Jr., Juergen A. Kortenbach
Patented Case
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Granted: Jun 1, 2004
Filed: Dec 6, 2001
Inventors
Kevin W. Smith
Robert Sixto, Jr.
Juergen A. Kortenbach
Assignee (at issue)
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
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