Intellectual Protection
The products listed below, along with their key features, are covered by the following utility and design patents and/or related pending applications:
Carpal Tunnel Sono-Instrument® (CT) / Trigger Finger Sono-Instrument® (TF)
Utility patents:
Australia (AU): AU 2019293657 B2 (patented), AU 2022380144 A1 (patent pending) / Canada (CA): CA 3,104,846 A1 (patent pending), CA 3,237,101 A1 (patent pending) / China (CN): ZL 201980056807.8 / CN 112638294 B (patented), CN 118201559 A (patent pending) / Europe (EP): EP 3 813 693 B1 (patented in CH/LI, ES, GB, UP), EP 4 426 212 A1 (patent pending) / Hong Kong (HK): HK 40045151 B (patented), HK 40110486 A (patent pending) / Japan (JP): JP 7411236 B2 (patented), JP 2024-537507 A (patent pending) / United States of America (US): US 12,357,336 B2 (patented), US 18/706,203 (patent pending / yet to be published) US 19/264,984 (patent pending / yet to be published)
Design patents:
Australia (AU): AU 202311444 (registered), AU 202313470 (registered) / Canada (CA): CA 217246 (registered), CA 217247 (registered), CA 217248 (registered), CA 217249 (registered), CA 217250 (registered) / China (CN): CN 202260000402.3 (registered) / Hong Kong (HK): HK 2321203.2M001 (registered), HK 2321203.2M002 (registered), HK 2321203.2M003 (registered), HK 2321203.2M004 (registered) / Japan (JP): JP 1751983 (registered), JP 1751984 (registered) / United States of America (US): US D1,038,397 (registered) / Hague registrations (WO): DM/224497 (international registration designating CA, CH, CN, EM, GB, US)
Sono-Bath®
Utility patents:
PCT (WO): WO 2025/191463 A1 (patent pending)
Design patents:
United States of America (US): US D1,070,100 (registered) / Hague registrations (WO): DM/236882 (international registration designating CH, EM, GB, US)
SPIRECUT®, Sono-Instruments®, Sono-Bath® and Sono-Pack® are registered trademarks of SPIRECUT SA which are in particular protected by the following trademark registrations:
Switzerland (CH): 782629, 783555, 812251 / European Union (EM): W01692260, W01693656, W01796465, 019093145 / United Kingdom (GB): WO0000001692260, WO0000001693656, WO0000001796465, UK00004113610 / United States of America (US): 7,312,406, 7,312,417, 7,674,443 / Madrid registrations (WO): 1692260 (international registration designating EM, GB, US), 1693656 (international registration designating EM, GB, US), 1796465 (international registration designating EM, GB, US)
