Tissue Ablation and Assessment System and Method

ChangeBridge: EPO Bulletin - Diagnosis & Surgery (A61B)

Published March 25th, 2026

Detected April 1st, 2026

Summary

The European Patent Office published EP3753476A1, a patent application by Johns Hopkins University for a tissue ablation and assessment system. The patent covers medical devices in the A61B classification area. This is a routine patent publication with no regulatory implications for market participants.

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The EPO published patent application EP3753476A1 titled 'Tissue Ablation and Assessment System and Method of Use Thereof' filed by Johns Hopkins University with inventor KARMARKAR, Parag. The patent covers IPC classifications A61B 5/00, A61B 18/00, and related medical device categories. Designated states include all EU member states plus other European countries.

No regulatory compliance actions are required. This is a patent publication notice that provides intellectual property rights information to the public. Medical device manufacturers and healthcare providers should be aware of this patent when developing similar tissue ablation technologies to avoid potential infringement issues.

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TISSUE ABLATION AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF

Publication EP3753476A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026

Applicants

The Johns Hopkins University

Inventors

KARMARKAR, Parag

IPC Classifications

A61B 5/00 20060101AFI20201118BHEP A61B 5/02 20060101ALI20201118BHEP A61B 5/05 20060101ALI20201118BHEP A61B 17/00 20060101ALI20201118BHEP A61B 18/00 20060101ALI20201118BHEP A61B 18/12 20060101ALI20201118BHEP A61B 18/14 20060101ALI20201118BHEP

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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