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Circular Navigation Catheter with Surface Mounted Inductive Navigation Sensors

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Published March 25th, 2026
Detected April 1st, 2026
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Summary

The European Patent Office published patent application EP3973909A1 by Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. for a circular navigation catheter featuring surface-mounted inductive navigation sensors. The invention relates to cardiac mapping and ablation catheters with integrated navigation technology for improved positioning accuracy during procedures.

What changed

Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. filed European Patent Application EP3973909A1 for a circular navigation catheter with surface-mounted inductive navigation sensors. The application was published on March 25, 2026, with inventors Debby Highsmith and Meir Bar-Tal. The patent covers catheter designs incorporating inductive sensors mounted on the catheter surface for navigation and mapping purposes, classified under A61B 34/20 and A61M 25/01.

This is a patent publication notice with no regulatory compliance requirements. Medical device manufacturers and healthcare providers involved in cardiac ablation technology should monitor this application's status through the EPO register. No action is required at this time; the patent remains pending and will only become enforceable upon grant.

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CIRCULAR NAVIGATION CATHETER WITH SURFACE MOUNTED INDUCTIVE NAVIGATION SENSORS

Publication EP3973909A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026

Applicants

Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.

Inventors

HIGHSMITH, Debby, BAR-TAL, Meir

IPC Classifications

A61B 34/20 20160101AFI20250606BHEP A61M 25/01 20060101ALI20250606BHEP A61B 17/00 20060101ALN20250606BHEP A61M 25/00 20060101ALN20250606BHEP

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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Classification

Agency
EPO
Published
March 25th, 2026
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
EP3973909A1

Who this affects

Applies to
Medical device makers
Industry sector
3345 Medical Device Manufacturing
Activity scope
Medical Device Patents
Geographic scope
European Union EU

Taxonomy

Primary area
Medical Devices
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Healthcare Intellectual Property

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