Oxygen-Enrichment Therapy Control System Based on Microvascular Resistance Feedback
ChangeBridge: EPO Bulletin - Medical Devices (A61M)
Summary
The European Patent Office published patent application EP4489810A2 by ZOLL Circulation, Inc. for a system and method controlling oxygen-enrichment therapy based on microvascular resistance feedback. The technology measures microvascular resistance to dynamically adjust oxygen delivery parameters. The patent is classified under A61M medical device categories and designates all EPO contracting states.
What changed
The EPO published European patent application EP4489810A2 for a system and method that controls oxygen-enrichment therapy using microvascular resistance feedback, invented by ZOLL Circulation, Inc. inventors Creech, Myrick, Helkowski, Shen, Perumal, and Freeman. The system adjusts oxygen delivery based on real-time microvascular resistance measurements, classified under IPC codes A61M 1/32, A61B 5/021, and related diagnostic/therapeutic categories. Designated states include all major EPO contracting states.
No regulatory compliance action is required from this patent publication. Medical device manufacturers and healthcare providers should note this intellectual property development for patent landscape awareness and freedom-to-operate considerations. The patent grants exclusionary rights in designated EU states but imposes no reporting, filing, or operational compliance obligations.
Source document (simplified)
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OXYGEN-ENRICHMENT THERAPY BASED ON MICROVASCULAR RESISTANCE FEEDBACK
Publication EP4489810A2 Kind: A2 Mar 25, 2026
Applicants
ZOLL Circulation, Inc.
Inventors
CREECH, Jeffrey Lance, MYRICK, Stephen Elwood, HELKOWSKI, Richard A., SHEN, Fred, PERUMAL, Ramu, FREEMAN, Gary A.
IPC Classifications
A61M 1/32 20060101AFI20260216BHEP A61B 5/021 20060101ALI20260216BHEP A61B 5/026 20060101ALI20260216BHEP A61B 5/05 20210101ALI20260216BHEP A61B 5/145 20060101ALI20260216BHEP A61M 1/36 20060101ALI20260216BHEP
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, ME, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
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