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Prosthetic Heart Valve - Edwards Lifesciences EP4132426A1

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The European Patent Office granted Patent EP4132426A1 to Edwards Lifesciences Corporation for a prosthetic heart valve invention. The patent, classified under IPC A61F 2/24 (heart valve prostheses), names Nikolay Gurovich as the inventor. The patent is designated for all specified European member states including Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, and other EPO member countries.

What changed

The European Patent Office published Grant EP4132426A1 for a prosthetic heart valve invention assigned to Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The patent application, filed by inventor Nikolay Gurovich, received a favorable examination under IPC classification A61F 2/24 covering heart valve prostheses.

Patent holders and licensees in the cardiac device sector should note this granted patent covers prosthetic heart valve technology in designated EPO member states including Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, the United Kingdom, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Cyprus. Competitors developing similar cardiac valve devices should assess Freedom to Operate implications in these designated states.

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Apr 15, 2026

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PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE

Publication EP4132426A1 Kind: A1 Apr 08, 2026

Applicants

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

Inventors

GUROVICH, Nikolay

IPC Classifications

A61F 2/24 20060101AFI20211015BHEP

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
April 8th, 2026
Instrument
Rule
Legal weight
Binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
EP4132426A1

Who this affects

Applies to
Medical device makers
Industry sector
3345 Medical Device Manufacturing
Activity scope
Patent examination IP licensing
Geographic scope
European Union EU

Taxonomy

Primary area
Intellectual Property
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Medical Devices Healthcare

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