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Catheter Systems and Manufacture Thereof - Straub Medical

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

The European Patent Office published Straub Medical AG's patent application EP4633708A1 for catheter systems and methods of manufacture. The patent covers catheter technology and includes five named inventors. The designated states cover 41 European countries including all EU member states, the UK, Switzerland, and Norway.

What changed

Straub Medical AG received publication of European Patent Application EP4633708A1 for catheter systems and manufacture thereof. The patent application was published March 25, 2026, with five inventors: HASLER, Johannes; DANIEL, Steffan; BAHNMÜLLER, Bruno; AZIRI, Bedjet; and HALLER, Fabian. The patent is classified under IPC A61M 25/00 (catheters) and A61B 17/22.

Medical device manufacturers and companies operating in the catheter space should review this patent to assess potential freedom-to-operate implications or to identify licensing opportunities. Patent monitoring services should flag this publication for competitive intelligence purposes. No immediate compliance actions are required as this is a patent publication rather than a regulatory requirement.

Source document (simplified)

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CATHETERS, SYSTEMS, AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF

Publication EP4633708A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026

Applicants

Straub Medical AG

Inventors

HASLER, Johannes, DANIEL, Steffan, BAHNMÜLLER, Bruno, AZIRI, Bedjet, HALLER, Fabian

IPC Classifications

A61M 25/00 20060101AFI20240621BHEP A61B 17/22 20060101ALI20240621BHEP

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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Named provisions

CATHETERS, SYSTEMS, AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF

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Classification

Agency
EPO
Published
March 25th, 2026
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
EP4633708A1

Who this affects

Applies to
Medical device makers Manufacturers
Industry sector
3345 Medical Device Manufacturing 6211 Healthcare Providers
Activity scope
Patent Filing
Geographic scope
European Union EU

Taxonomy

Primary area
Medical Devices
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Healthcare Intellectual Property

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