EPO patent regenerative blower medical respiratory device
Summary
The European Patent Office published patent application EP3704384A1 for Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited, covering a regenerative blower for medical respiratory devices. Inventors include Donald Roy Kuriger and Johannes Nicolaas Bothma. This is a patent publication notice for a medical respiratory support technology, not a regulatory requirement.
What changed
The European Patent Office published patent EP3704384A1 titled 'Regenerative Blower' filed by Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited on March 25, 2026. The invention relates to medical respiratory devices and is classified under IPC categories including A61M 1/00, A61M 16/00, and A61M 16/04. The patent covers the designated European 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). This is a patent publication notice and does not impose regulatory obligations.
No compliance actions are required from regulated entities. Medical device manufacturers or healthcare providers developing respiratory equipment should conduct freedom-to-operate analysis if their products may fall within the scope of this patent's claims. Legal professionals advising clients in the medical device sector should monitor this and related patents from Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited for competitive intelligence and licensing considerations.
Source document (simplified)
REGENERATIVE BLOWER
Publication EP3704384A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026
Applicants
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
Inventors
KURIGER, Donald Roy, BOTHMA, Johannes Nicolaas
IPC Classifications
F04D 23/00 20060101AFI20260216BHEP F04D 25/06 20060101ALI20260216BHEP F04D 29/58 20060101ALI20260216BHEP F04D 29/62 20060101ALI20260216BHEP F04D 29/42 20060101ALI20260216BHEP F04D 29/44 20060101ALI20260216BHEP F04D 29/66 20060101ALI20260216BHEP A61M 1/00 20060101ALI20260216BHEP A61M 16/00 20060101ALI20260216BHEP A61M 16/04 20060101ALN20260216BHEP A61M 16/16 20060101ALN20260216BHEP
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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