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Prosthetic Heart Valve, Magnolia Medical Corp., EP4518804A2

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The European Patent Office published patent application EP4518804A2 filed by Magnolia Medical Corp. for a prosthetic heart valve system on April 15, 2026. The application, designating 39 states including all EU member states, names Glen Rabito, Hieu Luong, and Robert Taft as inventors under IPC classification A61F 2/24 (heart valve prostheses).

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The EPO published patent application EP4518804A2 for a prosthetic heart valve system filed by Magnolia Medical Corp. on April 15, 2026. The application designates 39 contracting and extension states and names Glen Rabito, Hieu Luong, and Robert Taft as inventors. IPC classification A61F 2/24 covers heart valve prostheses.

Medical device manufacturers and companies in the cardiovascular implant space should monitor this publication as it may indicate Magnolia Medical's direction in prosthetic valve technology. Competitors developing similar devices should review the claims for potential overlap with their own R&D programmes. This publication does not constitute a granted patent and does not create immediate exclusivity rights.

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Apr 25, 2026

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PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS

Publication EP4518804A2 Kind: A2 Apr 15, 2026

Applicants

Magnolia Medical Corp.

Inventors

RABITO, Glen, LUONG, Hieu, TAFT, Robert C.

IPC Classifications

A61F 2/24 20060101AFI20260311BHEP

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, ME, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR

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Agency
EPO
Published
April 15th, 2026
Instrument
Notice
Branch
Executive
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Substantive

Who this affects

Applies to
Medical device makers
Industry sector
3345 Medical Device Manufacturing
Activity scope
Patent filing Medical device development Cardiovascular implants
Geographic scope
European Union EU

Taxonomy

Primary area
Medical Devices
Operational domain
Clinical Operations
Topics
Healthcare Intellectual Property

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