Transducer-electrode pair for a catheter
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The broken lines are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the transducer-electrode pair for a catheter that form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
An ornamental design for a transducer-electrode pair for a catheter, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 2, 2013
Date of Patent: Mar 28, 2017
Assignee: ACUTUS MEDICAL, INC. (Carlsbad, CA)
Inventors: Randell L. Werneth (Boise, ID), Christoph Scharf (Horgen), Ricardo David Roman (Chula Vista, CA)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Mark Cavanna
Application Number: 29/475,273