Surgical instrument for placing suture or fasteners

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PATENT NO 5562685
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08307188

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A surgical instrument for use in placing suture or fasteners in tissue at a remote location such as a laproscopic surgery is comprised of an elongated handle having a coiled projection at its distal end. The coiled projection is employed in penetrating and positioning a length of suture or fastener in tissue, for example, as in tissue proximation.

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GENERAL SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC3172A PORTER DRIVE PALO ALTO CA 94304

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mollenauer, Kenneth H Santa Clara, CA 149 24459
Monfort, Michelle Y Los Gatos, CA 52 8224

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