Medtronic Vessel Deployment System Patent

ChangeBridge: EPO Bulletin - Medical Devices (A61M)

Published March 25th, 2026

Detected April 1st, 2026

Summary

The European Patent Office published Medtronic's vessel deployment system patent (EP3964168A1) on March 25, 2026. This A1 publication indicates the patent application was filed with search report. The patent covers a system designed to deploy medical devices across diseased vessels, with Medtronic listed as the applicant.

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This patent publication (EP3964168A1) relates to a system for deploying a medical device to a distal location across a diseased vessel. The invention is classified under A61F 2/01, A61M 25/00, A61M 25/01, and A61M 29/00, covering vascular implant delivery technology. Medtronic, Inc. is the applicant, with inventors Richard S. Ginn and Michael T. Carley listed.

Companies operating in the vascular intervention and medical device deployment space should review this patent for potential licensing implications or design-around considerations. The patent designates all EPC contracting 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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SYSTEM FOR DEPLOYING A DEVICE TO A DISTAL LOCATION ACROSS A DISEASED VESSEL

Publication EP3964168A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026

Applicants

Medtronic, Inc.

Inventors

GINN, Richard S., CARLEY, Michael T.

IPC Classifications

A61F 2/01 20060101AFI20220131BHEP A61M 25/00 20060101ALI20220131BHEP A61M 25/01 20060101ALI20220131BHEP A61M 29/00 20060101ALI20220131BHEP A61F 2/24 20060101ALN20220131BHEP

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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