EP3895176A1 - AI Extracts Surgical Duration from OR Time
Summary
EPO granted patent EP3895176A1 to VERB Surgical Inc. on April 8, 2026. The patent covers machine learning methods and systems for extracting actual surgical duration from total operating room time, applicable to surgical scheduling and outcomes analysis. This is a patent grant publication with no compliance obligations.
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EPO granted patent EP3895176A1 to VERB Surgical Inc. on April 8, 2026. The patent discloses methods using machine learning (G06N) to distinguish actual surgical time from total operating room time, with applications in surgical scheduling, training optimization, and outcomes analysis.\n\nCompanies developing AI-based surgical tools in EPO-designated states (38 EPC contracting states) should review patent claims for freedom-to-operate analysis. The patent does not create compliance obligations but establishes enforceable intellectual property rights in the designated territories.
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTING AN ACTUAL SURGICAL DURATION FROM A TOTAL OPERATING ROOM (OR) TIME OF A SURGICAL PROCEDURE
Publication EP3895176A1 Kind: A1 Apr 08, 2026
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VERB SURGICAL INC.
Inventors
VENKATARAMAN, Jagadish, GARCIA KILROY, Pablo
IPC Classifications
G16H 40/20 20180101AFI20220803BHEP A61B 90/00 20160101ALI20220803BHEP A61B 34/37 20160101ALI20220803BHEP G06N 20/00 20190101ALI20220803BHEP G16H 20/40 20180101ALI20220803BHEP G16H 40/63 20180101ALI20220803BHEP G16H 50/20 20180101ALI20220803BHEP A61B 34/30 20160101ALN20220803BHEP A61B 34/20 20160101ALN20220803BHEP A61B 34/00 20160101ALN20220803BHEP
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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, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
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