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(43) Date of publication: 13.06.2018 Bulletin 2018/24 (21) Application number: 16835718.4 (22) Date of filing: 05.08.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61M 1/36(2006.01) A61M 1/10(2006.01) A61M 25/00(2006.01) A61F 2/06(2013.01) A61M 1/12(2006.01) A61N 1/36(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/045887 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/027414 (16.02.2017 Gazette 2017/07)

(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: 07.08.2015 US 201562202484 P (71) Applicant: Heartware, Inc. Miami Lakes, FL 33014 (US)	(72) Inventors: BURKHOFF, Daniel New York, NY 10018 (US) FARNAN, Robert, C. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  Postfach 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)