DE69725086D1 - Chirurgischer Nähfaden mit durch Ultraschall geformtem Ende sowie Vorrichtung und Verfahren zu dessen Herstellung - Google Patents

Chirurgischer Nähfaden mit durch Ultraschall geformtem Ende sowie Vorrichtung und Verfahren zu dessen Herstellung

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DE69725086D1
DE69725086D1 DE69725086T DE69725086T DE69725086D1 DE 69725086 D1 DE69725086 D1 DE 69725086D1 DE 69725086 T DE69725086 T DE 69725086T DE 69725086 T DE69725086 T DE 69725086T DE 69725086 D1 DE69725086 D1 DE 69725086D1
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shaped end
surgical suturing
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Semyon Shchervinsky
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Ethicon Inc
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DE69725086T 1996-10-30 1997-10-29 Chirurgischer Nähfaden mit durch Ultraschall geformtem Ende sowie Vorrichtung und Verfahren zu dessen Herstellung Expired - Fee Related DE69725086T2 (de)

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US08/739,561 US5891166A (en) 1996-10-30 1996-10-30 Surgical suture having an ultrasonically formed tip, and apparatus and method for making same
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