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EP 3 007 611 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 20.04.2016 Bulletin 2016/16 (21) Application number: 13887010.0 (22) Date of filing: 13.06.2013

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 5/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2013/045712 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/200498 (18.12.2014 Gazette 2014/51)

(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 (71) Applicant: DyAnsys, Inc. San Mateo, California 94401 (US)	(72) Inventor: NAGESHWAR, Srini Los Gatos, California 95030 (US) (74) Representative: Epping - Hermann - Fischer  Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Schloßschmidstraße 5 80639 München 80639 München (DE)