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(43) Date of publication: 27.09.2017 Bulletin 2017/39 (21) Application number: 15800900.1 (22) Date of filing: 17.11.2015

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01M 4/134(2010.01) H01M 4/38(2006.01) H01M 4/62(2006.01) H01M 4/36(2006.01) H01M 4/04(2006.01) H01M 10/052(2010.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2015/053491 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/079501 (26.05.2016 Gazette 2016/21)

(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 MD (30) Priority: 21.11.2014 GB 201420772 (71) Applicant: Nexeon Limited Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 4SB (GB)

(72) Inventors: LAHLOUH, John San Jose, California 95123 (US) DAHL, Klaus Joachim Atherton, CA 96027 (US) GOERTZEN, Sarah Lynn Sunnyvale, California 94086 (US) KERLAU, Marie Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US) SPEED, Jonathon Reading Berkshire RG2 0WS (GB) SCOTT, Fiona Penelope Elaine Redhill Surr RH1 4AN (GB) (74) Representative: Gill Jennings & Every LLP  The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street London EC2A 2ES London EC2A 2ES (GB)