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(43) Date of publication: 05.07.2017 Bulletin 2017/27 (21) Application number: 14903170.0 (22) Date of filing: 29.09.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 25/20(2006.01) G01N 21/35(2014.01) A61F 7/00(2006.01) G01K 17/12(2006.01) G01J 5/48(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2014/057996 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/053234 (07.04.2016 Gazette 2016/14)

(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: Smiths Medical ASD, Inc. Plymouth MN 55442 (US)

(72) Inventors: HATTAN, Paul Minnetonka, MN 55345 (US) THORP, Christopher, Kim Minneapolis, MN 55410 (US) PARSON, Robert, Taylor Braham, MN 55006 (US) ELLINGBOE, Jay New Brighton, MN 55112 (US) FINBERG, Kristin Minneapolis, MN 55410 (US) BROWN, Laura-lee Maplewood, MN 55109 (US) ZANDER, Chris Hudson, WI 54016 (US) (74) Representative: Hedges, Martin Nicholas et al A.A. Thornton & Co. 10 Old Bailey London EC4M 7NG London EC4M 7NG (GB)