Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,790,217 · App. 10/191,184
Surgical instrument with a dissecting tip
Inventors:
Dale R. Schulze, Gary W. Knight, Christopher J. Hess
Patented Case
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Granted: Sep 14, 2004
Filed: Jul 9, 2002
Inventors
Dale R. Schulze
Gary W. Knight
Christopher J. Hess
Assignee (at issue)
Ethicon, Inc.
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