EPO granted Patent EP3820551A1 to F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG for an invention titled 'Plunger and Method of Manufacturing a Plunger.' The patent covers technology classified under A61M 5/315 and designates all member states including 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, and TR.

Patent grants do not create compliance obligations for third parties. Organizations in the medical device sector should be aware of this intellectual property when developing similar plunger technologies to avoid potential infringement issues. No action is required unless the organization operates in the pharmaceutical injection device space and may be developing competing products.