Determining Structured Medical Findings in a Medical Report and Adjusting a Medical Report
Summary
The EPO published patent application EP4553842A1 by Koninklijke Philips N.V. titled 'Determining Structured Medical Findings in a Medical Report and Adjusting a Medical Report.' The invention covers methods for extracting structured findings from medical reports and adjusting medical report content. The patent is classified under G16H (Health Informatics) and designates 36 European countries including Germany, France, and the United Kingdom.
What changed
The EPO granted and published patent application EP4553842A1 for Koninklijke Philips N.V. The invention relates to methods for determining structured medical findings in a medical report and for adjusting a medical report, utilizing health informatics technology under IPC classification G16H.
For medical device manufacturers and healthcare software developers, this patent establishes intellectual property rights in the health informatics space for structured medical report extraction. Competitors developing similar medical report processing systems should conduct freedom-to-operate analyses and consider licensing discussions with Philips.
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- Monitor for patent licensing requirements
- Review freedom-to-operate considerations
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DETERMINING STRUCTURED MEDICAL FINDINGS IN A MEDICAL REPORT AND ADJUSTING A MEDICAL REPORT
Publication EP4553842A1 Kind: A1 Apr 08, 2026
Applicants
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Inventors
WEESE, Rolf Jürgen, FLÄSCHNER, Nick, WENZEL, Fabian, EWALD, Arne
IPC Classifications
G16H 15/00 20180101AFI20240411BHEP G16H 50/20 20180101ALI20240411BHEP G16H 30/40 20180101ALN20240411BHEP
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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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