Infusion Devices for Therapy Recommendations Based on Residual Amount of Active Fluid in the Body

ChangeBridge: EPO Bulletin - Health Informatics (G16H)

Published March 25th, 2026

Detected April 1st, 2026

Summary

The European Patent Office published patent application EP3297705A1 for Medtronic MiniMed, Inc., covering infusion devices that analyze residual amounts of active fluid in the body and provide therapy recommendations. The patent application lists six inventors and covers technology in the Health Informatics field (G16H) related to drug infusion systems. This A1 publication makes the application publicly available following EPO examination.

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EPO published patent application EP3297705A1 for Medtronic MiniMed covering infusion devices with sensors that analyze residual amounts of active fluid in the body to generate therapy recommendations. The technology falls under IPC classifications A61M 5/142 (infusion pumps), G16H 20/17 (health informatics for therapies), and G16H 40/67 (medical device management). The patent designates all EU member states plus other EPC contracting states.

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INFUSION DEVICES FOR THERAPY RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON RESIDUAL AMOUNT OF ACTIVE FLUID IN THE BODY

Publication EP3297705A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026

Applicants

Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.

Inventors

YAN, Jin, MONIRABBASI, Salman, NAYLOR, Ross H., PALERM, Cesar C., LINTEREUR, Louis J., SOKOLOVSKYY, Dmytro Y.

IPC Classifications

A61M 5/142 20060101AFI20250807BHEP G16H 20/17 20180101ALI20250807BHEP G16H 40/67 20180101ALI20250807BHEP A61M 5/172 20060101ALI20250807BHEP

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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