Fresenius Blood Processing Apparatus Patent

ChangeBridge: EPO Bulletin - Health Informatics (G16H)

Published March 25th, 2026

Detected April 1st, 2026

Summary

The European Patent Office published Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH's patent application EP4470574A1 for an apparatus and method controlling a blood processing apparatus. The patent application covers A61M classifications related to dialysis and extracorporeal blood treatment systems, with G16H classifications in health informatics and medical device control.

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EPO published Fresenius Medical Care's patent application EP4470574A1 on March 25, 2026, covering an apparatus and method for controlling blood processing equipment, including dialysis machines. The application lists inventors Dahsler, Michael, Wagner, Philipp, and Irrgang, Tobias, with IPC classifications spanning A61M 1/16, A61M 1/34, A61M 1/36, G16H 20/40, and G16H 40/60.

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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A BLOOD PROCESSING APPARATUS

Publication EP4470574A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026

Applicants

Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH

Inventors

Dahsler, Michael, Wagner, Philipp, Irrgang, Tobias

IPC Classifications

A61M 1/16 20060101AFI20231101BHEP A61M 1/34 20060101ALI20231101BHEP A61M 1/36 20060101ALI20231101BHEP G16H 20/40 20180101ALI20231101BHEP G16H 40/60 20180101ALI20231101BHEP

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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