Administering a Digital Therapeutic to Adolescents Using a Device Interface to Treat Anxiety or Depression
Summary
The European Patent Office published application EP2024216285A1 for a digital therapeutic method designed to treat anxiety or depression in adolescents via a device interface. The patent application covers IPC classifications G16H 20/70, A61B 5/16, and A61B 5/00, with designated states spanning all EPO member jurisdictions. Patent applicants and technology companies developing digital mental health solutions should monitor this publication for potential freedom-to-operate implications in the European market.
“ADMINISTERING A DIGITAL THERAPEUTIC TO ADOLESCENTS USING A DEVICE INTERFACE TO TREAT ANXIETY OR DEPRESSION”
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The EPO published application EP2024216285A1 disclosing a method for administering a digital therapeutic to adolescents through a device interface to treat anxiety or depression. The application covers digital health technology using IPC classifications for health informatics (G16H) and physiological measurement (A61B).
Technology companies and digital health developers active in mental health applications should review this publication for potential blocking effects on similar device-interface therapeutic methods in EPO-designated states. Patent clearance searches for adolescent digital mental health products should include this publication.
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ADMINISTERING A DIGITAL THERAPEUTIC TO ADOLESCENTS USING A DEVICE INTERFACE TO TREAT ANXIETY OR DEPRESSION
Publication EP2024216285A1 Kind: A1 Apr 15, 2026
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G16H 20/70 20180101AFI20241018BHEP A61B 5/16 20060101ALI20241018BHEP A61B 5/00 20060101ALI20241018BHEP
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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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