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Endoscope Patent - FUJIFILM

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

The European Patent Office published patent EP3459425A1 for an endoscope device filed by FUJIFILM Corporation. Inventors TANAKA, Koichi and YUKIIRI, Takeshi have been granted patent protection covering the designated European member states. The patent relates to endoscope technology classified under A61B 1/00 and G02B 23/24.

What changed

The EPO published FUJIFILM Corporation's endoscope patent EP3459425A1 on March 25, 2026. The patent covers an endoscope device with classifications in diagnostic instruments (A61B 1/00) and optical systems (G02B 23/24). Protection extends across 32 designated European states including Germany, France, UK, Italy, Spain, and other EU/EEA members.

This is a routine patent publication with no compliance requirements or deadlines. Medical device manufacturers and healthcare providers should note FUJIFILM's intellectual property rights in this endoscopic technology for competitive analysis and licensing considerations. No immediate regulatory action is required.

Source document (simplified)

← EPO Patent Bulletin

ENDOSCOPE

Publication EP3459425A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026

Applicants

FUJIFILM Corporation

Inventors

TANAKA, Koichi, YUKIIRI, Takeshi

IPC Classifications

A61B 1/00 20060101AFI20250930BHEP G02B 23/24 20060101ALI20250930BHEP

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
EP3459425A1

Who this affects

Applies to
Medical device makers Healthcare providers Manufacturers
Industry sector
3345 Medical Device Manufacturing 6211 Healthcare Providers 3254 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Activity scope
Medical Device Manufacturing Patent Protection Healthcare Technology
Geographic scope
European Union EU

Taxonomy

Primary area
Medical Devices
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Intellectual Property Healthcare Product Safety

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