DE60319004T2 - Apparate zum verbinden von gewebeschichten - Google Patents

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DE60319004T2
DE60319004T2 DE60319004T DE60319004T DE60319004T2 DE 60319004 T2 DE60319004 T2 DE 60319004T2 DE 60319004 T DE60319004 T DE 60319004T DE 60319004 T DE60319004 T DE 60319004T DE 60319004 T2 DE60319004 T2 DE 60319004T2
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Robert B. Northborough DEVRIES
William J. Cambridge SHAW
Kristian Waltham DiMATTEO
Gerhard F. Buess
Daniel Kalanovic
Marc O. Schurr
Roy H. Millville SULLIVAN
Marc Jr. Framingham TASSY
John Blackstone GRIEGO
Patrick Monroe GUTELIUS
Paul Easton DICESARE
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US10/230,682 US7083630B2 (en) 2002-08-29 2002-08-29 Devices and methods for fastening tissue layers
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