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(43) Date of publication: 31.10.2018 Bulletin 2018/44 (21) Application number: 15828695.5 (22) Date of filing: 23.12.2015

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A41D 13/11(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2015/000265 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/111782 (29.06.2017 Gazette 2017/26)

(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 (71) Applicant: O&M Halyard International Unlimited Company Dublin 15 (IE)	(72) Inventor: HOUDE, Ajay Y. Mechanicsville, VA 23116 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  Postfach 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)