A61B 2018/145
Wherein the effectors remain parallel during closing and opening
Official title: {wherein the effectors remain parallel during closing and opening}
A61B2018/145 (Wherein the effectors remain parallel during closing and opening) appears on 151 US grants and 171 published applications in this corpus.
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