Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,786,382 · App. 10/615,962
Surgical stapling instrument incorporating an articulation joint for a firing bar track
Inventor:
Douglas B. Hoffman
Patented Case
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Granted: Sep 7, 2004
Filed: Jul 9, 2003
Inventor
Douglas B. Hoffman
Assignee (at issue)
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
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