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EPO Patent Publication EP4704721A1: Surgical Implant Assembly

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

The European Patent Office (EPO) has published patent application EP4704721A1 concerning a surgical implant assembly. The publication details the applicant, inventors, and International Patent Classifications related to the assembly. This publication is part of the EPO's regular bulletin for prosthetics.

What changed

The European Patent Office (EPO) has published patent application EP4704721A1, titled 'Surgical Implant Assembly,' on March 11, 2026. The application lists Field Orthopaedics Pty Ltd as the applicant and identifies Greg Couzens, Kau Shean Liang, and Michael Maurer as inventors. The publication includes International Patent Classifications related to surgical implants and designated states across Europe.

This publication represents the granting of a patent or the publication of a pending application, which does not impose new regulatory obligations on manufacturers. It primarily serves as an intellectual property notification. Compliance officers should note this for their IP portfolios and ensure no infringement issues arise, though no immediate compliance actions are required based on this publication alone.

Source document (simplified)

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SURGICAL IMPLANT ASSEMBLY

Publication EP4704721A1 Kind: A1 Mar 11, 2026

Applicants

Field Orthopaedics Pty Ltd

Inventors

COUZENS, Greg, LIANG, Kau Shean, MAURER, Michael

IPC Classifications

A61B 17/04 20060101AFI20241115BHEP A61F 2/08 20060101ALI20241115BHEP A61F 2/42 20060101ALI20241115BHEP

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

SURGICAL IMPLANT ASSEMBLY

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Classification

Agency
EPO
Published
March 11th, 2026
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
EP4704721A1

Who this affects

Applies to
Manufacturers
Industry sector
3345 Medical Device Manufacturing
Activity scope
Intellectual Property Protection
Geographic scope
European Union EU

Taxonomy

Primary area
Medical Devices
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Intellectual Property

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