Devices for Estimating Regional Metabolic Rate of Organs Based on Heat Generation and for Estimating Regional Blood Flow for Tissue Volume Perfused
Summary
EPO granted patent EP3244850A2 to Hybernia Medical LLC. The patent covers devices for estimating regional metabolic rate of organs based on heat generation and for estimating regional blood flow for volumes of tissue perfused. The invention relates to medical devices using thermal and blood flow measurements for organ analysis.
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EPO granted patent EP3244850A2 to Hybernia Medical LLC. The patent covers devices for estimating regional metabolic rate of organs based on heat generation and for estimating regional blood flow for volumes of tissue perfused. Designated states include 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, and TR.
The patent provides Hybernia Medical LLC with exclusive legal rights to the invention across designated EU member states. Medical device companies developing similar metabolic rate or blood flow estimation technologies should conduct freedom-to-operate analyses to assess potential infringement risks.
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- Monitor for patent-related developments
- Review freedom-to-operate for metabolic/blood flow estimation devices
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DEVICES FOR ESTIMATING REGIONAL METABOLIC RATE OF ORGANS BASED ON HEAT GENERATION AND FOR ESTIMATING REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW(S) FOR THE VOLUME(S) OF TISSUE PERFUSED
Publication EP3244850A2 Kind: A2 Apr 08, 2026
Applicants
Hybernia Medical LLC
Inventors
PILE-SPELLMAN, John, CHOI, Jae H., LIN, Erwin
IPC Classifications
A61F 7/12 20060101AFI20180804BHEP A61B 5/028 20060101ALI20180804BHEP A61M 5/168 20060101ALI20180804BHEP A61M 5/172 20060101ALI20180804BHEP G06F 19/00 20110101ALI20180804BHEP A61F 7/00 20060101ALI20180804BHEP A61B 5/01 20060101ALN20180804BHEP A61B 5/026 20060101ALN20180804BHEP A61B 5/00 20060101ALN20180804BHEP A61M 5/142 20060101ALN20180804BHEP G16H 50/50 20180101ALN20180804BHEP
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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