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Patent US8211114 - Medical instrument having a medical snare - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA medical instrument including a resiliently flexible first elongate member and a resiliently flexible second elongate member. The first elongate member has a first proximal end portion and a first distal portion. The second elongate member has a second proximal end portion and a second distal portion,...http://www.google.com/patents/US8211114?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8211114 - Medical instrument having a medical snareAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8211114 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/409,732Publication dateJul 3, 2012Filing dateApr 24, 2006Priority dateApr 24, 2006Also published asCA2585884A1, CN101061970A, CN101061970B, EP1849423A2, EP1849423A3, US20070250070Publication number11409732, 409732, US 8211114 B2, US 8211114B2, US-B2-8211114, US8211114 B2, US8211114B2InventorsRudolph H. Nobis, Ifung LuOriginal AssigneeEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (109), Non-Patent Citations (12), Classifications (8), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMedical instrument having a medical snare
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