European Patent EP4151261A1, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, User Interface and System for Supplying Gases to an Airway
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The European Patent Office granted patent EP4151261A1 to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited on April 15, 2026, covering a user interface and system for supplying gases to an airway, with 17 named inventors including Holyoake, Cheung, Patel, Nouraei, and others. The patent covers respiratory and ventilation equipment including airway interfaces, gas delivery systems, and valve components classified under A61M medical device categories.
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The EPO published European patent EP4151261A1 for Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, covering a user interface and system for supplying gases to an airway. The patent includes 10 IPC classifications within the A61M medical device category and designates 31 states including all EU member states, Switzerland, Norway, and other EPC contracting states. For competitors in the respiratory and ventilation device market, this patent establishes intellectual property boundaries around airway gas delivery user interface technology that may limit freedom to operate in this space without licensing arrangements with Fisher & Paykel Healthcare.
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A USER INTERFACE AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING GASES TO AN AIRWAY
Publication EP4151261A1 Kind: A1 Apr 15, 2026
Applicants
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
Inventors
HOLYOAKE, Bruce, Gordon, CHEUNG, Dexter, Chi, Lun, PATEL, Anil, NOURAEI, Seyed, Ahmad, Reza, ASSI, Milanjot, Singh, BARNES, Thomas, Heinrich, EVANS, Alicia, Jerram, Hunter, WHITE, Craig, Karl, PAYTON, Matthew, Jon, HERMEZ, Laith, Adeeb, KLINK, German, OLDFIELD, Samantha, Dale, EDWARDS, Taylor, Jamer, BURGESS, Aidan, Robert
IPC Classifications
A61M 16/06 20060101AFI20230130BHEP A61M 16/20 20060101ALI20230130BHEP A61M 16/00 20060101ALI20230130BHEP A61M 16/01 20060101ALI20230130BHEP A61M 16/10 20060101ALI20230130BHEP A61M 16/08 20060101ALI20230130BHEP A61M 16/12 20060101ALI20230130BHEP A61M 16/16 20060101ALI20230130BHEP A61M 39/26 20060101ALI20230130BHEP A61M 16/18 20060101ALI20230130BHEP
Designated States
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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