-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, JeAA+pQiouyWvAKrkqHXqseO8r4oX56c+OsT8URNsiH+SAeAOlns6b43LSjno/sC 5NJyDTOr/P3jxhUrmphL0w== 0000897101-04-000209.txt : 20040203 0000897101-04-000209.hdr.sgml : 20040203 20040203080141 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000897101-04-000209 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040202 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events FILED AS OF DATE: 20040203 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ST JUDE MEDICAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000203077 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTROMEDICAL & ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS [3845] IRS NUMBER: 411276891 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12441 FILM NUMBER: 04560913 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE LILLEHEI PLAZA CITY: ST PAUL STATE: MN ZIP: 55117 BUSINESS PHONE: 6514832000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE LILLEHEI PLAZA CITY: ST PAUL STATE: MN ZIP: 55117 8-K 1 stjude040534_8k.htm St. Jude Form 8-K

UNITED STATES
 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 2, 2004


ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)

Minnesota   0-8672   41-1276891  
(State or other jurisdiction  (Commission  (IRS Employer 
of incorporation)  File Number)  Identification No.) 

One Lillehei Plaza, St. Paul, MN
55117
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (651) 483-2000

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

The Company was sued by Guidant Corporation in federal district court in Delaware on February 2, 2004, alleging that the Company’s Atlas HF, Epic HF, and Frontier CRM products infringe U.S. patent no. RE38,119 E (the ‘119 patent). The complaint alleges that the ‘119 patent is also the subject of a lawsuit between Guidant and Medtronic in the same court. The Company intends to vigorously defend the lawsuit.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

    ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.  


Date: February 2, 2004

 

By:  /s/  Kevin T. O’Malley
Kevin T. O’Malley
Vice President and
General Counsel








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