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US 1,149,037 · App. 29/916,984 · Granted Sep 22, 2026

Reloadable cartridge assembly

Inventors: Leon Amariglio (Lexington, MA); Andrew Marecki (West Boylston, MA)
Assignee: Lexington Medical, Inc.
A61B17/072A61B2017/07264A61B2017/07271A61B2017/07285
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Patent No.
US 1,149,037
App. No.
29/916,984
Granted
Sep 22, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a reloadable cartridge assembly, as shown and described.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded May 29, 2025
From: LEXINGTON MEDICAL, INC.
To: LEXINGTON MEDICAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 071463/0011 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2025
From: AMARIGLIO, LEON; MARECKI, ANDREW
To: LEXINGTON MEDICAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 070266/0325 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2023
From: AMARIGLIO, LEON; MARECKI, ANDREW
To: LEXINGTON MEDICAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 065591/0667 →
Continuity (1)
Continuation 17150505 · Jan 15, 2021
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