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Surgical Tensioning Instruments, Globus Medical, Apr 15

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The EPO published patent application EP3991675A2 for Surgical Tensioning Instruments, filed by Globus Medical, Inc. (inventor: MURRAY, Patrick) under IPC classification A61B 17/88. The publication grants exclusive rights to the applicant across 31 designated European states.

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GovPing monitors EPO Patent Bulletin - Diagnosis & Surgery (A61B) for new healthcare & life sciences regulatory changes. Every update since tracking began is archived, classified, and available as free RSS or email alerts — 66 changes logged to date.

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The EPO published patent EP3991675A2 for surgical tensioning instruments, granting Globus Medical, Inc. exclusive intellectual property rights under IPC classification A61B 17/88.

Medical device manufacturers should conduct freedom-to-operate clearance searches in relevant European markets to assess whether the surgical tensioning instrument technology described in this patent overlaps with their own products or development pipelines.

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Apr 23, 2026

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SURGICAL TENSIONING INSTRUMENTS

Publication EP3991675A2 Kind: A2 Apr 15, 2026

Applicants

Globus Medical, Inc.

Inventors

MURRAY, Patrick

IPC Classifications

A61B 17/88 20060101AFI20220608BHEP

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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Classification

Agency
EPO
Published
April 15th, 2026
Instrument
Rule
Branch
International
Legal weight
Binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor

Who this affects

Applies to
Medical device makers Manufacturers
Industry sector
3345 Medical Device Manufacturing
Activity scope
Patent examination IP licensing
Geographic scope
European Union EU

Taxonomy

Primary area
Intellectual Property
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Medical Devices

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