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US 1,103,378 · App. 29/944,703 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Intermittent urinary catheter

Inventors: Satwinder S. Panesar (Foxford, IE); David F. Pierce (Ballina, IE); David J. Farrell (Ballina, IE); Rory O'Brien (Galway, IE); Fernando Cabral Salles de Oliveira (Ballina, IE)
Assignee: Hollister Incorporated
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Patent No.
US 1,103,378
App. No.
29/944,703
Granted
Nov 25, 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 23, 2024
From: PANESAR, SATWINDER S.; PIERCE, DAVID F.; FARRELL, DAVID J.; O'BRIEN, RORY; CABRAL SALLES DE OLIVERIA, FERNANDO
To: HOLLISTER INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 068386/0598 →
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