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Oxygen Supply Installation with Computer Platform for Data Management

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Published March 25th, 2026
Detected April 1st, 2026
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Summary

The European Patent Office published patent EP3916732A1 for Air Liquide Medical S.A. covering an installation for supplying oxygen that includes a computer platform for data management. The patent classifies under G16H 20/40 (health informatics for therapy) and is designated across 31 European states.

What changed

EPO published patent EP3916732A1 for Air Liquide covering an oxygen supply installation with integrated computer platform for data management. The invention relates to medical oxygen delivery systems with digital data management capabilities, classified under health informatics (G16H) and medical device categories (A61M). The patent is designated for all 31 European patent convention states including major markets such as Germany, France, UK, Italy, and Spain.

This is a patent publication notice with no compliance obligations for third parties. Companies developing competing medical oxygen delivery systems should review the patent claims to assess potential freedom-to-operate considerations. Healthcare providers using Air Liquide oxygen systems should note this covers data management aspects but does not affect clinical use of the equipment itself.

Source document (simplified)

← EPO Patent Bulletin

INSTALLATION FOR SUPPLYING OXYGEN INCLUDING A COMPUTER PLATFORM FOR DATA MANAGEMENT

Publication EP3916732A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026

Applicants

Air Liquide Medical S.A., L'Air Liquide, société anonyme pour l'Étude
et l'Exploitation des procédés Georges Claude

Inventors

VAN DEN BOSSCHE, Jo

IPC Classifications

G16H 20/40 20180101AFI20201014BHEP A61M 13/00 20060101ALI20201014BHEP A61M 16/00 20060101ALI20201014BHEP

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
March 25th, 2026
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
EP3916732A1

Who this affects

Applies to
Medical device makers Healthcare providers
Industry sector
3345 Medical Device Manufacturing 6211 Healthcare Providers
Activity scope
Patent Registration
Geographic scope
European Union EU

Taxonomy

Primary area
Intellectual Property
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Healthcare Medical Devices

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