Medtronic Vascular Balloon Catheter Patent Application

ChangeBridge: EPO Bulletin - Medical Devices (A61M)

Published March 25th, 2026

Detected April 1st, 2026

Summary

The European Patent Office published Medtronic Vascular, Inc.'s patent application EP4142842A1 for a balloon catheter. The application was published March 25, 2026, with inventors Elise L. Wisman and Radhika Bhargav listed. The patent covers A61M medical device classifications related to catheters.

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EPO published Medtronic Vascular's balloon catheter patent application EP4142842A1. The patent relates to A61M 25/00, A61M 25/01, A61M 25/10, and A61M 25/09 classifications covering catheter technology. The application designates all European extension states including Germany, France, UK, Italy, Spain, and other EU/EEA countries.

This is a patent publication notice, not a regulatory requirement. Competitors in the balloon catheter space should review for freedom-to-operate considerations. Legal and R&D teams monitoring the vascular device patent landscape should log this application for landscape analysis.

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BALLOON CATHETER

Publication EP4142842A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026

Applicants

Medtronic Vascular, Inc.

Inventors

WISMAN, Elise L., BHARGAV, Radhika

IPC Classifications

A61M 25/00 20060101AFI20211001BHEP A61M 25/01 20060101ALI20211001BHEP A61M 25/10 20130101ALI20211001BHEP A61M 25/09 20060101ALI20211001BHEP

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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