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US 1,084,334 · App. 29/864,808 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Surgical blade cartridge

Inventors: Seamus Gilhooley (Athenry, IE); Greg McEwan (Mattawan, MI); Brian Meehan (Dublin, IE); Paul Shiels (Albuquerque, NM)
Assignee: Stryker European Operations Limited
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Patent No.
US 1,084,334
App. No.
29/864,808
Granted
Jul 15, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a surgical blade cartridge as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2022
From: GILHOOLEY, SEAMUS; MCEWAN, GREG; MEEHAN, BRIAN; SHIELS, PAUL
To: STRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 061805/0658 →
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