Infusion Cannula Patent

ChangeBridge: EPO Bulletin - Medical Devices (A61M)

Published March 25th, 2026

Detected April 1st, 2026

Summary

The European Patent Office published Alcon Inc.'s patent application EP4373416A1 for an infusion cannula device on March 25, 2026. This patent covers A61M-classified medical device technology and designates multiple European member states including Germany, France, the UK, Italy, and Spain. The application names five inventors and relates to catheter and infusion system technology.

View original document View source feed page

What changed

The EPO published patent EP4373416A1 for an infusion cannula filed by Alcon Inc. The patent application was published March 25, 2026, with inventors CHON, HENG, LIAO, SINHA, and YALAMANCHILI. The invention relates to A61M medical device classifications including infusion systems and catheter connections.

Patent publications do not impose compliance obligations on third parties. Medical device manufacturers should note this intellectual property filing for freedom-to-operate analysis and competitive intelligence purposes. No regulatory action is required.

Source document (simplified)

← EPO Patent Bulletin

INFUSION CANNULA

Publication EP4373416A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026

Applicants

Alcon Inc.

Inventors

CHON, James Y., HENG, Robert Jeffrey, LIAO, Grace Chuang, SINHA, Ashish, YALAMANCHILI, Satish

IPC Classifications

A61B 17/34 20060101AFI20260216BHEP A61F 9/00 20060101ALI20260216BHEP A61F 9/007 20060101ALI20260216BHEP A61M 39/02 20060101ALI20260216BHEP A61M 39/10 20060101ALI20260216BHEP A61M 39/24 20060101ALI20260216BHEP

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

View original document →