Single-Piece Suction Mirror Patent EP3568056A1

ChangeBridge: EPO Bulletin - Diagnosis & Surgery (A61B)

Published March 25th, 2026

Detected April 1st, 2026

Summary

The European Patent Office published patent application EP3568056A1 for a single-piece suction mirror developed by Cleverdent Ltd. The invention, categorized under IPC classifications A61B 1/253 (dental mirrors) and A61C 17/06 (suction apparatus), has been granted with designated state coverage across 35 European countries including DE, FR, GB, IT, ES, and NL.

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EPO published patent EP3568056A1 for a single-piece suction mirror dental device invented by Stephan Clasen and Martin Kayser of Cleverdent Ltd. The patent covers the device design and suction mechanism for dental clinical use, with designations covering all 35 participating EPC contracting states across the European region.

Patent holders and competitors in dental equipment manufacturing should review the granted claims to assess potential licensing requirements or design-around considerations for suction mirror products. No compliance deadlines or regulatory obligations are associated with this publication notice.

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SINGLE-PIECE SUCTION MIRROR

Publication EP3568056A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026

Applicants

Cleverdent Ltd.

Inventors

CLASEN, Stephan, KAYSER, Martin

IPC Classifications

A61B 1/253 20060101AFI20180720BHEP A61C 17/06 20060101ALI20180720BHEP

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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