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 |
