Balloon-Expandable Heart Valve System - EP4149394A1, Vitae LLC
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The European Patent Office published patent application EP4149394A1 for a balloon-expandable heart valve system and method of implantation filed by Vitae LLC. The application names TIAN, Bin as the sole inventor and falls under IPC classification A61F 2/24 (heart valve prostheses). The publication designates 32 European states where patent protection may eventually be sought. This is an A1 publication — the application has been made publicly available but has not yet been granted.
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The EPO Patent Bulletin entry publishes patent application EP4149394A1, filed by Vitae LLC, covering a balloon-expandable heart valve system and associated implantation method. The application designates 32 contracting and extension states across Europe, indicating broad geographic intent for potential patent protection.
Affected parties include medical device manufacturers developing competing or complementary heart valve technologies, who should review the published claims for potential infringement or design-around opportunities. IP professionals may use this publication for prior art searches and freedom-to-operate analyses. This is a publication event only — no enforceable patent rights have yet been granted.
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BALLOON-EXPANDABLE HEART VALVE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IMPLANTATION
Publication EP4149394A1 Kind: A1 Apr 15, 2026
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Vitae LLC
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TIAN, Bin
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A61F 2/24 20060101AFI20240514BHEP
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AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
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