MX2012012756A - Sistema de autorretencion que tienen dispositivods de retenencion cortados con laser. - Google Patents

Sistema de autorretencion que tienen dispositivods de retenencion cortados con laser.

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MX2012012756A
MX2012012756A MX2012012756A MX2012012756A MX2012012756A MX 2012012756 A MX2012012756 A MX 2012012756A MX 2012012756 A MX2012012756 A MX 2012012756A MX 2012012756 A MX2012012756 A MX 2012012756A MX 2012012756 A MX2012012756 A MX 2012012756A
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self
laser
retainers
retaining systems
cut retainers
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Jeffrey M Gross
Lev Drubetsky
Alexander Naimagon
Agostino William L D
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Ethicon Llc
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Abstract

Se describen sistemas de sutura de auto-retención que incluyen una hebra de sutura que porta una pluralidad de retenedores de corte láser; un sistema láser permite la creación de retenedores y sistemas de sutura de auto-retención en configuraciones que son difíciles y/o imposibles de lograr usando tecnología de corte mecánico.
MX2012012756A 2010-05-04 2011-05-04 Sistema de autorretencion que tienen dispositivods de retenencion cortados con laser. MX2012012756A (es)

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