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(43) Date of publication: 07.12.2016 Bulletin 2016/49 (21) Application number: 15744034.8 (22) Date of filing: 28.01.2015

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/22(2006.01) A61B 90/00(2016.01) A61B 17/3207(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2015/013171 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/116618 (06.08.2015 Gazette 2015/31)

(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: 28.01.2014 US 201461932409 P 13.03.2014 US 201414208713 27.01.2015 US 201514606237 (71) Applicant: Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. New Brighton, Minnesota 55112 (US)	(72) Inventors: HIGGINS, Joseph Minnetonka, Minnesota 55305 (US) MCBROOM, Jeffrey Allen Champlin, Minnesota 55316 (US) (74) Representative: Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB  Leopoldstraße 4 80802 München 80802 München (DE)