Medtronic cardiac evaluation system patent

ChangeBridge: EPO Bulletin - Diagnosis & Surgery (A61B)

Published March 25th, 2026

Detected April 1st, 2026

Summary

The European Patent Office published patent EP3801205A1 for Medtronic's cardiac evaluation system on March 25, 2026. The patent covers systems for cardiac evaluation including A61B classifications for measurement and A61N classifications for electrical cardiac therapy. The application designates all EU member states.

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What changed

The EPO published Medtronic's patent application EP3801205A1 for a cardiac evaluation system. The patent is classified under A61B 5/00 (measuring for diagnostic purposes) and A61N 1/362 (electrical therapy for cardiac arrhythmias). Inventors include Subham Ghosh, Karen Kleckner, Melissa Rhodes, and others. The designated states cover all EU member states including Germany, France, the UK, Italy, and Spain.

Patent publications do not create immediate compliance obligations for other entities. However, competitors developing similar cardiac evaluation systems should review the claims to assess potential freedom-to-operate concerns. Medtronic competitors may wish to analyze the specific claim scope to determine whether their products infringe the granted claims or whether design-around options exist.

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SYSTEM FOR USE IN CARDIAC EVALUATION

Publication EP3801205A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026

Applicants

Medtronic, Inc.

Inventors

GHOSH, Subham, KLECKNER, Karen, RHODES, Melissa, KUDLIK, D'Anne, REICH, Jordyn, DOYLE, Keelia, BLAUER, Joshua

IPC Classifications

A61B 5/00 20060101AFI20260213BHEP A61N 1/362 20060101ALI20260213BHEP A61B 5/316 20210101ALI20260213BHEP A61N 1/368 20060101ALI20260213BHEP

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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