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EPO Patent Publication: Prosthetic Medical Device Delivery Assembly

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Published March 11th, 2026
Detected March 26th, 2026
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Summary

The European Patent Office has published patent application EP4680156A1 for a prosthetic medical device delivery assembly, filed by Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The publication details the applicants, inventors, and designated states for the patent.

What changed

The European Patent Office (EPO) has published patent application EP4680156A1 concerning a prosthetic medical device delivery assembly. The publication, dated March 11, 2026, lists Edwards Lifesciences Corporation as the applicant and details the inventors and International Patent Classification (IPC) codes. This publication pertains to intellectual property rights for a specific medical device component.

This is a patent publication, not a regulatory rule or enforcement action. There are no immediate compliance obligations or deadlines for regulated entities. Companies in the medical device sector, particularly those involved with prosthetics or delivery systems, may wish to review this patent for competitive intelligence or potential licensing opportunities. The designated states indicate where patent protection is sought within Europe.

Source document (simplified)

← EPO Patent Bulletin

PROSTHETIC MEDICAL DEVICE DELIVERY ASSEMBLY

Publication EP4680156A1 Kind: A1 Mar 11, 2026

Applicants

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

Inventors

REED, Kurt, Kelly, GANTZ, Kevin, HUMPHREY, Timothy, Lee, CHIANG, Julian, Lo, Jr.

IPC Classifications

A61F 2/24 20060101AFI20240920BHEP A61B 90/50 20160101ALI20240920BHEP

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, ME, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR

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Applicants Inventors IPC Classifications Designated States

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Classification

Agency
EPO
Published
March 11th, 2026
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
EP4680156A1

Who this affects

Applies to
Drug manufacturers Medical device makers
Industry sector
3345 Medical Device Manufacturing
Activity scope
Medical Device Development
Geographic scope
European Union EU

Taxonomy

Primary area
Medical Devices
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Intellectual Property

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