Design Patent USD1123857S1, Alcon Inc
Summary
The USPTO granted Design Patent USD1123857S1 to Alcon Inc. on April 28, 2026, covering a medical device design classified under CPC A61B 90/00 (surgical/medical instruments) and A61M 39/00 (medical device fluid transfer components). The patent was filed on July 20, 2023 under Application No. 29880279. Design patents protect the ornamental appearance of a functional item for 15 years from grant date and do not require maintenance fees. Patent grants represent intellectual property rights conferred to the assignee and do not impose compliance obligations on third parties.
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USPTO classification A61B covers diagnostic, surgical, and identification instruments: imaging systems, surgical robots, biosignal sensors, endoscopes, biopsy tools, surgical navigation, wearable diagnostic patches, and any device that goes near a patient for measurement or intervention. This feed tracks every patent grant in A61B, around 475 a month, with the patent number, title, applicant, inventor names, and abstract. Watch this if you compete in medical devices, file freedom-to-operate analyses, scout acquisition targets in surgical robotics or imaging, or track what hospitals' R&D arms are quietly patenting. GovPing pulls each grant as it publishes on the USPTO's official feed.
What changed
The USPTO issued Design Patent USD1123857S1 to Alcon Inc., conferring exclusive ornamental design rights for a medical device. The patent covers designs classified under A61B 90/00 (surgical instruments) and A61M 39/00 (fluid transfer devices), with one claim. Alcon Inc. (assignee) and Daryl-Neil Anacleto (named inventor) are listed.
Design patents protect appearance rather than function and impose no regulatory compliance obligations on competitors or other parties. Third parties should note this IP grant when developing similar-looking medical devices, as the ornamental design is protected for 15 years. Competitors may still design around the patent by creating visually distinct alternatives.
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Design USD1123857S1 Kind: S1 Apr 28, 2026
Assignee
Alcon Inc.
Inventors
Daryl-Neil Anacleto
CPC Classifications
A61B 90/00 A61B 2562/225 A61M 39/105 A61M 39/00 A61M 39/10 A61M 2039/1027 A61M 2039/1077
Filing Date
2023-07-20
Application No.
29880279
Claims
1
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