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(43) Date of publication: 13.01.2016 Bulletin 2016/02 (21) Application number: 14761249.3 (22) Date of filing: 07.03.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 5/05(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2014/022019 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/138652 (12.09.2014 Gazette 2014/37)

(84) Designated Contracting 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 Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 08.03.2013 US 201361775397 P (71) Applicant: C.R. Bard, Inc. Murray Hill, NJ 07974 (US)	(72) Inventor: MISENER, Anthony, Kent Bountiful, UT 84010 (US) (74) Representative: Hoffmann Eitle  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München 81925 München (DE)