title: Patents for surgical procedures: a new system comes of age.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Habal
mesh_terms: D004995:Ethics, Professional; D013502:General Surgery / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D018156:Journalism, Medical; D010361:Patients; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States