EPO Patent Publication EP4676391A1: Prosthetic Heart Valve Sealing Members

ChangeBridge: EPO Bulletin - Prosthetics (A61F)

Published March 11th, 2026

Detected March 26th, 2026

Summary

The European Patent Office has published patent application EP4676391A1 concerning sealing members for prosthetic heart valves, listing Edwards Lifesciences Corporation as the applicant. This publication is part of the EPO's regular bulletin for prosthetics.

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The European Patent Office (EPO) has published patent application EP4676391A1, titled "SEALING MEMBERS FOR PROSTHETIC HEART VALVES." The publication date is March 11, 2026, and the applicant is Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. This document details a specific invention related to medical device components.

This patent publication does not impose new regulatory obligations or compliance requirements on regulated entities. It serves as a notification of a granted patent or a published application for an invention in the field of medical devices, specifically prosthetic heart valves. Compliance officers in the medical device sector should note this for intellectual property awareness and competitive intelligence.

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SEALING MEMBERS FOR PROSTHETIC HEART VALVES

Publication EP4676391A1 Kind: A1 Mar 11, 2026

Applicants

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

Inventors

GUROVICH, Nikolai

IPC Classifications

A61F 2/24 20060101AFI20240913BHEP

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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