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EPO Patent Application: CNN Disease Classification with Endoscopic Video

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Published March 18th, 2026
Detected March 24th, 2026
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Summary

The European Patent Office has published patent application EP2024197056A1, detailing a convolutional neural network for classifying the presence or absence of disease using endoscopic or laryngoscopic video. The application was published on March 18, 2026.

What changed

This document is a publication of a European patent application (EP2024197056A1) concerning a method for disease classification using convolutional neural networks (CNNs) with endoscopic or laryngoscopic video data. The application, published on March 18, 2026, outlines a technological approach to aid in medical diagnosis by analyzing video feeds.

As this is a patent application publication, it does not impose direct regulatory obligations or compliance deadlines on regulated entities. However, it signals potential future technological advancements in medical diagnostics that could impact the development and approval of AI-driven medical devices and diagnostic tools. Companies in the medical device and healthcare technology sectors should monitor the progress of this and similar patent applications as they may influence future product development and regulatory pathways.

Source document (simplified)

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CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK CLASSIFICATION OF PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF DISEASE WITH ENDOSCOPIC OR LARYNGOSCOPIC VIDEO

Publication EP2024197056A1 Kind: A1 Mar 18, 2026

Inventors

The designation of the inventor has not yet been filed

IPC Classifications

G06T 7/00 20170101AFI20240927BHEP A61B 1/00 20060101ALI20240927BHEP A61B 5/00 20060101ALI20240927BHEP G06N 20/00 20190101ALI20240927BHEP G06N 3/08 20230101ALI20240927BHEP G16H 30/20 20180101ALI20240927BHEP G16H 50/20 20180101ALI20240927BHEP

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, ME, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR

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Named provisions

CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK CLASSIFICATION OF PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF DISEASE WITH ENDOSCOPIC OR LARYNGOSCOPIC VIDEO

Source

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Classification

Agency
EPO
Published
March 18th, 2026
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
EP2024197056A1

Who this affects

Applies to
Medical device makers Healthcare providers
Industry sector
3345 Medical Device Manufacturing 6211 Healthcare Providers
Activity scope
Medical Diagnostics
Geographic scope
European Union EU

Taxonomy

Primary area
Healthcare
Operational domain
Research & Development
Topics
Artificial Intelligence Medical Devices

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