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Percussive ventilation therapy patent EP4313225

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

EPO published patent application EP4313225A1 for a method and apparatus providing percussive ventilation therapy to a patient airway. The patent application by Bougatef, Adel covers respiratory therapy devices under IPC classifications A61M 16/00, 16/08, 16/12, and 16/20. The application is designated for validation across 32 European member states.

What changed

EPO published patent application EP4313225A1 for a percussive ventilation therapy method and apparatus invented by Adel Bougatef. The patent covers devices for providing therapy to patient airways under IPC classifications A61M 16/00, 16/08, 16/12, and 16/20. The application designates 32 European states for potential patent protection including Germany, France, UK, Italy, Spain, and other EPO member states.\n\nPatent publications do not impose compliance deadlines or regulatory obligations on industry. Medical device manufacturers and healthcare providers should note this published application for prior art awareness and freedom-to-operate considerations. Inventors and companies developing respiratory therapy devices may need to assess whether this patent could affect their product development strategies in European markets.

Source document (simplified)

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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PERCUSSIVE VENTILATION THERAPY TO A PATIENT AIRWAY

Publication EP4313225A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026

Applicants

Bougatef, Adel

Inventors

Bougatef, Adel

IPC Classifications

A61M 16/00 20060101AFI20220930BHEP A61M 16/08 20060101ALI20220930BHEP A61M 16/12 20060101ALI20220930BHEP A61M 16/20 20060101ALI20220930BHEP

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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Classification

Agency
EPO
Published
March 25th, 2026
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
EP4313225A1

Who this affects

Applies to
Medical device makers Healthcare providers
Industry sector
3345 Medical Device Manufacturing 6211 Healthcare Providers
Activity scope
Patent Publication
Geographic scope
European Union EU

Taxonomy

Primary area
Intellectual Property
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Healthcare Medical Devices

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