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EPO patent regenerative blower medical respiratory device

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Published March 25th, 2026
Detected April 1st, 2026
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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)

← EPO Patent Bulletin

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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Classification

Agency
EPO
Published
March 25th, 2026
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
EP3704384A1

Who this affects

Applies to
Medical device makers Healthcare providers
Industry sector
3345 Medical Device Manufacturing 6211 Healthcare Providers
Activity scope
Patent Publication
Geographic scope
European Union EU

Taxonomy

Primary area
Intellectual Property
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Medical Devices Healthcare

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