Cephea Valve Delivery System - Heart Valve Replacement
Summary
The European Patent Office published EP4138729A2 for Cephea Valve Technologies, Inc., covering a delivery system for heart valve replacement. The patent application was filed with claims related to A61F 2/24 (heart valve prostheses) and A61M 25/01 (catheter placement). The patent designates all EU member states plus Switzerland, Norway, and Turkey.
What changed
The EPO published a patent application (EP4138729A2) for Cephea Valve Technologies' heart valve delivery system, classified under A61F 2/24 and A61M 25/01. This A2 publication indicates the application passed written examination and is open for opposition.
Medical device manufacturers developing transcatheter heart valve delivery systems targeting the European market should assess this patent for potential infringement implications. Freedom-to-operate analyses for cardiac device products in designated states (DE, FR, IT, ES, GB, etc.) should account for this intellectual property grant.
What to do next
- Monitor for patent grant confirmation and validate freedom-to-operate in European markets
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DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT
Publication EP4138729A2 Kind: A2 Apr 01, 2026
Applicants
Cephea Valve Technologies, Inc.
Inventors
VON OEPEN, Randolf, COBAR, Hugo, A., VALENCIA, Francisco, SHELTON, Russell, Patrick, CHAN, Henry, Thek, HAYNES, Evelyn, N., HAYENGA, Kim, Lela, CATON, Curtis, James, HYDE, Gregory, Matthew, SHERMAN, Austin, Michael, MONTEON, Gabriel, H.
IPC Classifications
A61F 2/24 20060101AFI20221004BHEP A61M 25/01 20060101ALI20221004BHEP
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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