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(43) Date of publication: 19.04.2017 Bulletin 2017/16 (21) Application number: 15806896.5 (22) Date of filing: 11.06.2015

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 2/00(2006.01) A61F 2/848(2013.01) A61F 2/24(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2015/035427 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/191923 (17.12.2015 Gazette 2015/50)

(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 Designated Validation States: MA (30) Priority: 11.06.2014 US 201462010680 P (71) Applicant: Micro Interventional Devices, Inc. Newtown, PA 18940 (US)	(72) Inventor: WHITMAN, Michael P. Newtown, PA 18940 (US) (74) Representative: Studio Torta S.p.A.  Via Viotti, 9 10121 Torino 10121 Torino (IT)