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US 1,083,086 · App. 29/878,290 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Intermittent urinary catheter

Inventor: Damien Biggins (Ballina, IE)
Assignee: Hollister Incorporated
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Patent No.
US 1,083,086
App. No.
29/878,290
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for an intermittent urinary catheter as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2023
From: BIGGINS, DAMIEN
To: HOLLISTER INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 064698/0136 →
Priority Claims (33)
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