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Insider Trading Arrangements | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2024 shares | Jun. 30, 2024 shares
Trading Arrangements, by Individual |  |
Material Terms of Trading Arrangement |  | On May 23, 2024, Joseph M. Fitzgerald, our Executive Vice President and Group President, Cardiology, entered into a trading plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). Mr. Fitzgerald’s plan covers the sale of 553,370 shares of our common stock, including 492,532 shares to be acquired upon exercise of stock options. Transactions under Mr. Fitzgerald’s plan are based upon pre-established dates and stock price thresholds and will only occur upon the expiration of the applicable mandatory cooling-off period. Mr. Fitzgerald’s plan will terminate on the earlier of May 20, 2026, or the date all shares subject to the plan have been sold.
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted | false |
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated | false |
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated | false |
Joseph M. Fitzgerald [Member] |  |
Trading Arrangements, by Individual |  |
Name | Joseph M. Fitzgerald |
Title | Executive Vice President and Group President |
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted | true |
Adoption Date | May 23, 2024 |
Vance R. Brown [Member] |  |
Trading Arrangements, by Individual |  |
Arrangement Duration | 727 days |
Rule Trading Arrangement, Common Stock [Member] | Joseph M. Fitzgerald [Member] |  |
Trading Arrangements, by Individual |  |
Aggregate Available | 553,370 | 553,370
Rule Trading Arrangement Stock Appreciation Right [Member] | Joseph M. Fitzgerald [Member] |  |
Trading Arrangements, by Individual |  |
Aggregate Available | 492,532 | 492,532

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