High density catheter tip

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Description

This application is related to U.S. application Ser. No. 11/853,759, filed Sep. 11, 2007, now U.S. pat. No. 8,187,267, issued May 29, 2012; U.S. provisional application No. 60/947,791, filed Jul. 3 2007; U.S. application Ser. No. 12/167,736, filed Jul. 3, 2008, now U.S. pat. No. 8,206,404, issued Jun. 26, 2012; U.S. application Ser. No. 12/667,338, filed Jan. 20, 2011 (371 date), published as U.S. pat. application publication No. U.S. 2011/0118582 A1, now U.S. pat. No. 8,827,910, issued Sep. 9, 2014; U.S. application Ser. No. 12/651,074, filed Dec. 31, 2009, published as U.S. pat. application publication No. U.S. 2010/0152731 A1, now U.S. pat. No. 8,979,837, issued Mar. 17, 2015; U.S. application Ser. No. 12/436,977, filed May 7, 2009, published as U.S. pat. application publication No. U.S. 2010/0286684 A1; U.S. application Ser. No. 12/723,110, filed Mar. 12, 2010, published as U.S. pat. application publication No. U.S. 2010/0174177 A1, now U.S. pat. No. 8,734,440, issued May 27, 2014; U.S. provisional application No. 61/355,242, filed Jun. 16, 2010; U.S. application Ser. No. 12/982,715, filed Dec. 30, 2010, published as U.S. pat. application publication No. U.S. 2011/0288392 A1, now U.S. pat. No. 8,974,454, issued Mar. 10, 2015; U.S. application Ser. No. 13/159,446, filed Jun. 14, 2011, published as U.S. pat. application publication No. U.S. 2011/0313417 A1; international application No. PCT/US2011/040629, filed Jun. 16, 2011, published as international publication No. WO 2011/159861 A2; U.S. application Ser. No. 13/162,392, filed Jun. 16, 2011, published as U.S. pat. application publication No. U.S. 2012/0010490 A1; and U.S. application Ser. No. 13/704,619, filed Dec. 16, 2012 (371 date), which is a national phase of international patent application No. PCT/US2011/040781, filed Jun. 16, 2011, published as international publication No. WO 2011/159955 A1.

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a high density catheter tip showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is a side elevation view thereof in a flexed position.

The dashed broken lines and stipple shading shown in the side elevation view in FIG. 3 illustrates a surface that forms no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash broken lines in the drawings define the boundaries of the claimed design and form no part thereof. The remaining dashed broken lines in the figures depict portions of the catheter tip that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D951438
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 25, 2020
Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
Assignee: ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC. (St. Paul, MN)
Inventors: Alan de la Rama (Cerritos, CA), Cary Hata (Irvine, CA), Carlo Pappone (Cernusco Lombardone)
Primary Examiner: David G Muller
Application Number: 29/759,860
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Syringe, Catheter Or Needle Component (22) (D24/130)