Augmented Reality Surgical Procedures Patent Application

ChangeBridge: EPO Bulletin - Health Informatics (G16H)

Published March 11th, 2026

Detected March 27th, 2026

Summary

The European Patent Office has published patent application EP2026024549A1 concerning systems and methods for augmented reality guided surgical procedures. The publication date is March 11, 2026, and it covers designated states within the European Union.

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The European Patent Office (EPO) has published a patent application, EP2026024549A1, related to augmented reality (AR) systems and methods for guiding surgical procedures. The application was published on March 11, 2026, and is designated for various European countries.

This publication represents a new patent application and does not impose immediate compliance obligations on regulated entities. However, companies involved in developing or utilizing AR technology for surgical applications should be aware of this intellectual property filing. The International Patent Classification (IPC) codes indicate a focus on health informatics and AR applications in healthcare.

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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUGMENTED REALITY GUIDED SURGICAL PROCEDURES

Publication EP2026024549A1 Kind: A1 Mar 11, 2026

Inventors

The designation of the inventor has not yet been filed

IPC Classifications

G16H 20/40 20180101AFI20260131BHEP G16H 40/63 20180101ALI20260131BHEP G16H 40/67 20180101ALI20260131BHEP G16H 80/00 20180101ALI20260131BHEP

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, ME, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR

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