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EP 3 174 461 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 07.06.2017 Bulletin 2017/23 (21) Application number: 14898849.6 (22) Date of filing: 01.08.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 5/145(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2014/049450 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/018432 (04.02.2016 Gazette 2016/05)

(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: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Irvine, CA 92614 (US)	(72) Inventors: AL HATIB, Feras Irvine, CA 92614 (US) DOBBLES, John Michael Irvine, CA 92614 (US) (74) Representative: Eisenführ Speiser  Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB Postfach 31 02 60 80102 München 80102 München (DE)