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

Source document (simplified)

← EPO Patent Bulletin

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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Classification

Agency
EPO
Published
March 25th, 2026
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
EP4514248A1

Who this affects

Applies to
Medical device makers Healthcare providers Legal professionals
Industry sector
3345 Medical Device Manufacturing
Activity scope
Medical Device Patents
Geographic scope
European Union EU

Taxonomy

Primary area
Medical Devices
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Patents Healthcare Technology Intellectual Property

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