Surgery – Miscellaneous – Methods
Patent
1991-01-18
1993-08-10
Pellegrino, Stephen C.
Surgery
Miscellaneous
Methods
606228, A61B 1900
Patent
active
052340066
ABSTRACT:
A method of suturing using a suture made from materials which, upon application of energy, contract or expand after implantation in tissues and/or prosthetic materials same.
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Eaton Alexander M.
Purut Cemil M.
Jackson Gary
Pellegrino Stephen C.
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