Perfusion Balloon Catheter
Summary
The European Patent Office published patent EP4514248A1 for Bard Peripheral Vascular's perfusion balloon catheter technology. The patent covers catheter innovations classified under A61M25 with applications in vascular procedures. This is a standard patent publication notice with no compliance obligations.
What changed
EPO published patent application EP4514248A1 for Bard Peripheral Vascular's perfusion balloon catheter, filed by inventors Palmer, Ford, and Shreve. The patent covers medical device technology in classifications A61B17 and A61M25, with designated states covering all major European jurisdictions including Germany, France, UK, Italy, Spain, and others. No regulatory compliance requirements are associated with this publication.
Patent publications do not impose obligations on third parties. Medical device manufacturers and healthcare providers should note this intellectual property filing for freedom-to-operate considerations if developing similar catheter technologies. No action is required at this time.
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PERFUSION BALLOON CATHETER
Publication EP4514248A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026
Applicants
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
Inventors
PALMER, Alex, FORD, Summer, SHREVE, Samuel
IPC Classifications
A61B 17/34 20060101AFI20231103BHEP A61B 17/12 20060101ALI20231103BHEP A61B 17/22 20060101ALI20231103BHEP A61M 25/00 20060101ALI20231103BHEP A61M 25/10 20130101ALI20231103BHEP
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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