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(43) Date of publication: 11.12.2019 Bulletin 2019/50 (21) Application number: 18748637.8 (22) Date of filing: 06.02.2018

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 10/02(2006.01) A61B 17/16(2006.01) A61B 17/34(2006.01) A61B 17/00(2006.01) A61B 17/32(2006.01) A61B 17/56(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2018/017133 (87) International publication number: WO 2018/145124 (09.08.2018 Gazette 2018/32)

(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 TN (30) Priority: 06.02.2017 US 201762455588 P 06.02.2017 US 201762455534 P (71) Applicant: Distal Access, LLC Park City, Utah 84098 (US)	(72) Inventor: FOJTIK, Shawn P. Park City Utah 84098 (US) (74) Representative: Banse & Steglich Patentanwälte PartmbB  Patentanwaltskanzlei Herzog-Heinrich-Straße 23 80336 München 80336 München (DE)