IP Library Granted Patent US 1,120,316
Granted Patent S1
US 1,120,316 · App. 29/953,472 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Handle for a medical device

Inventors: Charles DeLorenzo (Danvers, MA); Christopher Nason Korkuch (Danvers, MA); Glen R. Fantuzzi (Danvers, MA); Brian Chouinard (Danvers, MA)
Assignee: Abiomed, Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 1,120,316
App. No.
29/953,472
Filed
Jul 22, 2024
Granted
Mar 24, 2026
Kind
S1
Art Unit
2944
USPC
D24/133
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a handle for a medical device, as shown and described.

Continuity (1)
Division 29813959 · Nov 2, 2021
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