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Philips ventilation recommendation system patent

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Published March 25th, 2026
Detected April 1st, 2026
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Summary

The European Patent Office published patent EP4546370A1 for Koninklijke Philips N.V., covering an AI-based system for generating ventilation recommendations in clinical settings. The patent application includes inventors Zhou Yi, Zhang Guanqun, and Jiang Zeyu, with IPC classifications in health informatics (G16H). The patent is directed to systems and methods for analyzing patient data to generate clinical ventilation recommendations.

What changed

The EPO published patent EP4546370A1 for Koninklijke Philips N.V., titled 'Generating Recommendations for Ventilation.' The patent covers a computer-implemented system that analyzes patient data to generate ventilation recommendations, utilizing machine learning and health informatics classifications (G16H 50/70, G16H 20/40). The designated states include all EU member states plus other European countries.\n\nPatent publications do not impose regulatory obligations on third parties. Healthcare providers and medical device manufacturers may reference this patent when developing similar ventilation recommendation systems to ensure freedom to operate. The patent grants Philips exclusive rights to the claimed invention for up to 20 years from the filing date.

Source document (simplified)

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GENERATING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR VENTILATION

Publication EP4546370A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026

Applicants

Koninklijke Philips N.V.

Inventors

ZHOU, Yi, ZHANG, Guanqun, JIANG, Zeyu

IPC Classifications

G16H 50/70 20180101AFI20240327BHEP G16H 20/40 20180101ALI20240327BHEP A61M 16/00 20060101ALI20240327BHEP G06F 16/28 20190101ALI20240327BHEP G06F 16/906 20190101ALI20240327BHEP G16H 40/60 20180101ALI20240327BHEP G16H 50/20 20180101ALI20240327BHEP

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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Classification

Agency
EPO
Published
March 25th, 2026
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
EP4546370A1

Who this affects

Applies to
Medical device makers Healthcare providers
Industry sector
3345 Medical Device Manufacturing 6211 Healthcare Providers
Activity scope
Medical Device Software Clinical Decision Support Health Informatics
Geographic scope
European Union EU

Taxonomy

Primary area
Intellectual Property
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Healthcare Artificial Intelligence

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