Surgical Instruments Comprising Button Circuits Patent

ChangeBridge: EPO Bulletin - Diagnosis & Surgery (A61B)

Published March 25th, 2026

Detected April 1st, 2026

Summary

The European Patent Office published patent application EP3505075A1 for Ethicon LLC covering surgical instruments with integrated button circuits. The patent, filed by inventors Shelton, Vendely, Harris, and Bakos, is classified under A61B (diagnosis/surgery) with designated states covering all EU member states plus associated countries.

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What changed

The EPO published patent EP3505075A1 for surgical instruments comprising button circuits, filed by Ethicon LLC. The invention covers devices classified under A61B 17/00, A61B 18/00, and related electrical/mechanical component categories. The patent is designated for all EU member states plus Switzerland, Norway, and other European Economic Area countries.

This is a patent publication notice with no compliance obligations. Medical device manufacturers developing similar button-circuit surgical instruments should review the patent claims to assess potential infringement risks. No immediate action is required unless the company is actively developing competing technology in the covered jurisdiction.

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SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS COMPRISING BUTTON CIRCUITS

Publication EP3505075A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026

Applicants

Ethicon LLC

Inventors

SHELTON, IV Frederick E., VENDELY, Michael J., HARRIS, Jason L., BAKOS, Gregory J.

IPC Classifications

A61B 17/00 20060101AFI20190329BHEP A61B 18/00 20060101ALI20190329BHEP H01H 13/00 20060101ALI20190329BHEP H01H 3/12 20060101ALI20190329BHEP H01H 9/02 20060101ALI20190329BHEP A61B 90/00 20160101ALN20190329BHEP A61B 18/14 20060101ALN20190329BHEP A61B 17/32 20060101ALN20190329BHEP A61B 17/29 20060101ALN20190329BHEP H01R 13/52 20060101ALN20190329BHEP A61B 18/12 20060101ALN20190329BHEP H01H 3/00 20060101ALN20190329BHEP

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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