Improved Customized Surgical Guides

ChangeBridge: EPO Bulletin - Diagnosis & Surgery (A61B)

Published March 25th, 2026

Detected April 2nd, 2026

Summary

The European Patent Office published patent application EP4231936A1 for 3D Systems, Inc., covering improved customized surgical guides. The patent application was published March 25, 2026, with inventors Kramcha, Bruce, York, and Marks. The designated states cover EU member states plus other European countries including CH, GB, NO, TR, and LI.

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What changed

The EPO published patent application EP4231936A1 for 3D Systems, Inc. covering improved customized surgical guides for surgical procedures. The patent classifies under A61B 17/15 (surgical guides/blocks) and A61B 17/17 (surgical instruments). The application designates 39 states including all EU member states.

This is a patent publication notice with no compliance obligations. Medical device manufacturers developing customized surgical guides or healthcare providers using such guides should review the patent claims to assess potential licensing needs or freedom-to-operate considerations.

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IMPROVED CUSTOMIZED SURGICAL GUIDES

Publication EP4231936A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026

Applicants

3D Systems, Inc.

Inventors

KRAMCHA, Tarik, BRUCE, Riley, R., YORK, Tyler, John, MARKS, Shelby

IPC Classifications

A61B 17/15 20060101AFI20220429BHEP A61B 17/17 20060101ALI20220429BHEP

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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