Koninklijke Philips X-Ray Dark-Field Phase Contrast Imaging System
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Koninklijke Philips N.V. has been granted European Patent Application EP4017366A1 for a system enabling simultaneous X-ray dark-field, phase contrast, and attenuation image acquisition. The patent names six inventors and covers IPC classifications related to radiographic apparatus. The designated states include all EU member states plus other EPC contracting states.
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European Patent Application EP4017366A1 has been published for Koninklijke Philips N.V., covering an X-ray imaging system capable of simultaneous dark-field, phase contrast, and attenuation image acquisition. The patent names six inventors and carries IPC classifications in the A61B 6 category.
Patents in this category grant exclusive rights in designated contracting states; competitors developing similar multi-modal X-ray imaging systems may need to assess freedom-to-operate implications. Medical device manufacturers in the diagnostic imaging space should monitor Philips' IP portfolio in this domain.
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SYSTEM FOR X-RAY DARK-FIELD, PHASE CONTRAST AND ATTENUATION IMAGE ACQUISITION
Publication EP4017366A1 Kind: A1 Apr 15, 2026
Applicants
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Inventors
VIERMETZ, Manuel, Peter, KOEHLER, Thomas, PROKSA, Roland, PFEIFFER, Franz, Josef
IPC Classifications
A61B 6/00 20060101AFI20260306BHEP A61B 6/40 20240101ALI20260306BHEP A61B 6/42 20240101ALI20260306BHEP A61B 6/58 20240101ALI20260306BHEP
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, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
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