USPTO Grants Patent for Liposuction Device
Summary
The USPTO has granted a design patent (USD1120317S1) for a liposuction device. The patent was granted on March 24, 2026, to inventor Xuying Zhao. This grant signifies intellectual property protection for a new design in the medical device sector.
What changed
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a design patent, USD1120317S1, for a liposuction device. The patent was granted on March 24, 2026, with an application filing date of April 16, 2025. The inventor listed is Xuying Zhao. This patent covers the ornamental design of the device, not its functional aspects.
This patent grant provides intellectual property protection for the specific design of the liposuction device. Manufacturers or medical device makers interested in producing or selling a device with this particular design must ensure they have appropriate licensing agreements with the patent holder to avoid infringement. While this is a design patent and does not inherently create new regulatory compliance obligations for all medical device manufacturers, it is crucial for entities operating in this space to be aware of granted patents to manage their product development and market entry strategies effectively.
Source document (simplified)
Liposuction device
Design USD1120317S1 Kind: S1 Mar 24, 2026
Inventors
Xuying Zhao
CPC Classifications
A61B 2017/00747 A61B 2217/005 A61B 2017/32007 A61H 2205/022 A61H 2205/06 A61H 2205/08 A61H 2205/10 A61H 2205/12 A61H 7/002 A61H 7/003 A61H 7/007 A61H 7/008 A61M 1/89 A61M 2202/08
Filing Date
2025-04-16
Application No.
29999330
Claims
1
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