USPTO Grants Medical Device Patent US12605268B2 to Horizon IP Tech
Summary
USPTO granted Patent US12605268B2 to HORIZON IP TECH, LLC on April 21, 2026. The patent covers a medical device comprising a plastic film with insufficient intrinsic stability to retain a planar shape against gravity, supported by a structure that inhibits at least 80% of the film from deforming regardless of orientation. The application (17736284) was filed May 4, 2022, and the patent contains 8 claims.
What changed
USPTO issued Patent US12605268B2 to HORIZON IP TECH, LLC, covering a medical device with a plastic film and manual inseparable support structure. The support structure maintains at least 80% of the plastic film's area in a planar shape regardless of orientation relative to gravity. The patent contains 8 claims under CPC classifications A61F 5/08 and A61F 13/02. Medical device manufacturers developing products with similar film-and-support designs should conduct freedom-to-operate analyses before commercialization to assess potential infringement exposure.
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Medical device
Grant US12605268B2 Kind: B2 Apr 21, 2026
Assignee
HORIZON IP TECH, LLC
Inventors
Joseph V. Ierulli
Abstract
A medical device, comprising a plastic film and a support structure, wherein the plastic film, per se, has insufficient intrinsic stability to retain a planar shape against standard gravity, the support structure supports an area of the plastic film such that at least 80% of an entire area of the plastic film is inhibited from deforming, regardless of orientation, in response to standard gravity, and the support structure is manually inseparable from the plastic film.
CPC Classifications
A61F 5/08 A61F 13/02
Filing Date
2022-05-04
Application No.
17736284
Claims
8
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