The EPO published HeartFlow's patent application EP3979259A1 for blood flow estimation systems and methods derived from vessel geometry and physiology. The A1 publication indicates the application passed formal examination and includes the search report. The patent is classified under G16H 50/50 (Health Informatics - ICT for medical data processing) and covers computational systems for cardiovascular analysis.

Medical device companies developing cardiovascular diagnostic or treatment planning software should conduct Freedom to Operate analyses to assess potential infringement risks from this published patent. Companies in the health informatics or cardiac imaging space should review their product pipelines against this intellectual property claim. No immediate compliance action is required as patent publications do not create regulatory obligations.