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EP 3 052 040 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 10.08.2016 Bulletin 2016/32 (21) Application number: 14780700.2 (22) Date of filing: 17.09.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 18/14(2006.01) A61N 1/05(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2014/056040 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/047817 (02.04.2015 Gazette 2015/13)

(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: 30.09.2013 US 201314041270 (71) Applicant: Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.à.r.l. 2124 Luxembourg (LU)	(72) Inventor: O'CONNELL, Barry Santa Rosa, California 95403 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  Josephspitalstr. 15 80331 München 80331 München (DE)