IP Library Granted Patent US 1,139,971
Granted Patent S1
US 1,139,971 · App. 29/986,426 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

I.V. catheter

Inventors: Rachel Ann Sender (Eden Prairie, MN); Neeraj Gupta (Gurgaon, IN); Calvin Todd Fagley (Excelsior, MN)
Assignee: MedSource Labs, LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,139,971
App. No.
29/986,426
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for an I.V. catheter, as shown and described.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2025
From: SENDER, RACHEL ANNE; GUPTA, NEERAJ; FAGLEY, CALVIN TODD
To: MEDSOURCE INTERNATIONAL LLC
Reel/Frame 069920/0774 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 17, 2025
From: MEDSOURCE INTERNATIONAL LLC
To: MEDSOURCE LABS, LLC
Reel/Frame 069951/0351 →
Continuity (1)
Division 29868934 · Dec 16, 2022
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