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(43) Date of publication: 07.02.2018 Bulletin 2018/06 (21) Application number: 16715764.3 (22) Date of filing: 31.03.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61M 5/00(2006.01) A61M 5/168(2006.01) A61M 5/142(2006.01) A61M 5/48(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/025302 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/161133 (06.10.2016 Gazette 2016/40)

(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: 31.03.2015 US 201514675137 (71) Applicant: Osprey Medical, Inc. Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343 (US)

(72) Inventors: BURNS, Matthew M. Orono, Minnesota 55364 (US) DOAN, Tuan Burnsville, Minnesota 55337 (US) HOUFBURG, Rodney L. Prior Lake, Minnesota 55312 (US) KAYE, David Martin Beaumaris, Victoria 3193 (AU) KASEL, Dustin Minnetrista, Minnesota 55112 (US) BRADY, Dale New Brighton, MN 55112 (US) (74) Representative: Boario, Enrico  Barzanò & Zanardo Milano S.p.A. Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 61 20128 Torino 20128 Torino (IT)