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US 1,118,917 · App. 29/852,785 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

High density catheter tip

Inventors: Alan de la Rama (Cerritos, CA); Cary Hata (Irvine, CA); Carlo Pappone (Cernusco Lombardone, IT)
Assignee: ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC.
A61N1/0553A61B5/25A61B5/287A61B5/6852A61B5/6859A61B5/6869A61B18/1492A61N1/0476A61N1/0551A61N1/36071A61B2018/00351A61B2018/00577A61B2018/00839A61B2034/2051A61B2090/3966A61B2217/007A61B2218/002
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Patent No.
US 1,118,917
App. No.
29/852,785
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a high density catheter tip, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2023
From: DE LA RAMA, ALAN; HATA, CARY; PAPPONE, CARLO
To: ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC.
Reel/Frame 063913/0954 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 29837663 · May 6, 2022
Continuation 29818196 · Dec 7, 2021
Division 29759860 · Nov 25, 2020
Continuation 16670678 · Oct 31, 2019
Continuation 14760682
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