Steerable Catheter Patent - Kardium Inc.

ChangeBridge: EPO Bulletin - Medical Devices (A61M)

Published March 25th, 2026

Detected April 1st, 2026

Summary

The European Patent Office published patent application EP4142849A1 for a steerable catheter system developed by Kardium Inc. The patent, filed by inventors Funk and Sardari, covers catheter steering mechanisms classified under A61M. The publication marks the granting of intellectual property protection for this cardiac ablation technology across designated European member states.

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The EPO published patent EP4142849A1 for a steerable catheter system invented by John Funk and Ashkan Sardari of Kardium Inc. The patent application, published March 25, 2026, covers catheter steering mechanisms classified under IPC codes A61M 25/01, A61M 25/092, and A61M 25/00. The patent is designated across all European member states including AT, BE, DE, FR, GB, IT, NL, ES, and 25 others.

This is a patent publication notice, not a regulatory action. No compliance deadline or required actions apply to third parties. Organizations developing competing catheter technologies should review the claims to assess potential patent infringement risks before commercializing steerable catheter products in Europe.

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MEDICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING STEERABLE CATHETER

Publication EP4142849A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026

Applicants

Kardium Inc.

Inventors

FUNK, John Andrew, SARDARI, Ashkan

IPC Classifications

A61M 25/01 20060101AFI20240422BHEP A61M 25/092 20060101ALI20240422BHEP A61M 25/00 20060101ALI20240422BHEP

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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