The European Patent Office published patent application EP4634925A1 for a decision-making assistant tool in health informatics (IPC G16H 10/40, G16H 15/00), filed by Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (Labcorp). The patent names four inventors and designates contracting states including AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, NL, NO, PL, PT, SE, and others. This is a standard patent publication, not a regulatory requirement.

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