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US 1,076,100 · App. 29/825,625 · Granted May 20, 2025

Nerve conduction assessment device

Inventors: Marc Cryan (Maynard, MA); Bonniejean Boettcher (Maynard, MA)
Assignee: Neurometrix, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,076,100
App. No.
29/825,625
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a nerve conduction assessment device, as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2025
From: NEUROMETRIX, INC.
To: AVENUE VENTURE OPPORTUNITIES FUND II, L.P.
Reel/Frame 072450/0668 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 15, 2023
From: CRYAN, MARC; BOETTCHER, BONNIEJEAN
To: NEUROMETRIX, INC.
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