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(43) Date of publication: 10.04.2019 Bulletin 2019/15 (21) Application number: 17729326.3 (22) Date of filing: 01.06.2017

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 2/46(2006.01) A61B 17/17(2006.01) A61B 17/80(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2017/035416 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/210411 (07.12.2017 Gazette 2017/49)

(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: 03.06.2016 US 201662345251 P (71) Applicant: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. Raynham, MA 02767 (US)	(72) Inventors: SNYDER, Kristina West Chester Pennsylvania 19380 (US) CAMPBELL, Christopher West Chester Pennsylvania 19380 (US) LERAAEN, Jennifer WestChester Pennsylvania 19380 (US) (74) Representative: Klunker IP Patentanwälte PartG mbB  Destouchesstraße 68 80796 München 80796 München (DE)