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Medical implant and alignment tools patent

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

The European Patent Office published patent application EP4243738A1 for ZuriMED Technologies AG covering medical implants, methods for manufacturing medical implants, medical products, alignment tools, methods for customizing medical implants, and felting instruments. The invention is classified under A61F 2/38 (joint prosthetics). The publication includes inventors BACHMANN, Elias, LI, Xiang, and MENGHINI, Danilo.

What changed

The EPO published European patent application EP4243738A1 for ZuriMED Technologies AG, covering medical implant technology including implants, manufacturing methods, alignment tools, and felting instruments. The primary classification is A61F 2/38 related to joint prosthetics. The application designates all EPO member states including 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.

This is a patent publication notice rather than a regulatory requirement. Entities seeking to commercialize similar medical implant technology should review the patent claims to assess potential infringement risks. The patent provides intellectual property protection for ZuriMED's technology in designated countries, not regulatory compliance obligations.

Source document (simplified)

← EPO Patent Bulletin

MEDICAL IMPLANT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MEDICAL IMPLANT, MEDICAL PRODUCT, ALIGNMENT TOOL, METHOD FOR CUSTOMIZING A MEDICAL IMPLANT, AND FELTING INSTRUMENT

Publication EP4243738A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026

Applicants

ZuriMED Technologies AG

Inventors

BACHMANN, Elias, LI, Xiang, MENGHINI, Danilo

IPC Classifications

A61F 2/38 20060101AFI20220520BHEP D04H 18/02 20120101ALI20220520BHEP A61B 17/04 20060101ALI20220520BHEP

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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Named provisions

Medical implant Method for manufacturing a medical implant Medical product Alignment tool Method for customizing a medical implant Felting instrument

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Classification

Agency
EPO
Published
March 25th, 2026
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
EP4243738A1

Who this affects

Applies to
Medical device makers
Industry sector
3345 Medical Device Manufacturing
Geographic scope
European Union EU

Taxonomy

Primary area
Intellectual Property
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Healthcare Medical Devices

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