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Microvision Medical and HeartCon Medtech Selected as Suzhou New District's Outstanding Intellectual Property Cases of 2024

Apr 28, 2025 13:33 CST Updated 13:33
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Precision Optical Biopsy Technology R&D and Manufacturer

magAssist

Developer of Extracorporeal Artificial Heart Devices

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Recently, the 2024 Annual Suzhou New District Outstanding Intellectual Property Cases Release Conference was successfully held at the Jiangsu Medical Device Science and Technology Park, Medpark. During the conference, five outstanding cases of intellectual property utilization and protection in Suzhou New District for the year 2024 were announced.Medpark Enterprisesviestar,Two enterprise cases of magAssist have been successfully selected.

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Two Excellent Cases of Enterprises

A vivid embodiment of corporate innovation spirit

Also demonstrated the role of intellectual property in promoting innovation

The Important Role in Protecting Innovative Achievements


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Application of Probe-based Confocal Endomicroscopy Field of View Detection Method

viestar Medical Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.

This case belongs to the industrialization of scientific research achievements transformation in universities. The company relies on the "National Key R&D Program" of the Ministry of Science and Technology.Continuously overcoming the challenges in multiple aspects of confocal endoscopy, including fundamental key technology research, product manufacturing and development, core component R&D, and application promotion, a complete industry chain covering "R&D - Production - Application" has been formed, with continuous generation of intellectual property. Adhering to the concept of "continuous innovation for a high-quality life," emphasis is placed on industry-university-research-medical-enterprise collaboration. An integrated technical achievement management system encompassing optics, mechanics, and electronics has been established in the field of confocal endoscopy.


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Patent Validation Litigation

magAssist

magAssist starts in the field of heart failure and is committed to building a multi-organ failure life support platform.In 2024, faced with a large number of administrative lawsuits for patent invalidation filed by competitors, involving more than 30 patents covering the company's R&D product lines—fully magnetically levitated artificial heart for extracorporeal use and minimally invasive interventional artificial heart—magAssist swiftly formed an "iron triangle" team consisting of patent attorneys, patent engineers, and R&D experts.Through active preparation and scientific validation of the novelty and creativity of its own technology, magAssist secured over 20 favorable verdicts in newly received cases in 2024, with more than 80% involving invention and utility model patent cases. These achievements effectively safeguarded magAssist's intellectual property assets.

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At the meeting, Wu Xiao, Manager of the Investment Promotion Department of Suzhou Medical Device Industry Development Group Co., Ltd., presented to the on-site representatives.Investment Environment Promotion for Medical Device Industry in Suzhou New District


The medical device and large health industry is one of the strategic emerging industries that the High-Tech Zone focuses on building. Currently, the zone has gathered related enterprises.Over 1,400, with an average annual output value growthOver 30%, holding Class II and III medical device registration certificatesOver 1,50012 ModelsInnovative products enter the "green channel" for innovative medical devices in China, forming a significant industrial cluster effect.


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Intellectual property is the core competitiveness of innovative enterprises. Next, Medpark will continue to increase support for enterprises' intellectual property work, strengthen the promotion of intellectual property policies, safeguard the intellectual property application process for enterprises, enhance enterprises' intellectual property protection capabilities, and add momentum to enterprises' innovative development.


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