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(88) Date of publication A3: 07.03.2019 (43) Date of publication: 03.06.2020 Bulletin 2020/23 (21) Application number: 18838783.1 (22) Date of filing: 27.07.2018

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61N 1/36(2006.01) A61F 5/01(2006.01) A61N 1/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2018/044124 (87) International publication number: WO 2019/023598 (31.01.2019 Gazette 2019/05)

(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: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 28.07.2017 US 201715663532 (71) Applicant: Cymedica Orthopedics, Inc. Scottsdale, AZ 85255 (US)

(72) Inventors: COLEMAN, Struan New York New York 10021 (US) DOMENICO, Calvin Somerville Massachusetts 02145 (US) GIESWEIN, Edison San Antonio Texas 78249 (US) PAPARELLA, Jessica Seaford New York 11783 (US) BUTTERS, Joshua Chandler Arizona 85224 (US) KESSLER, Marlina Phoenix Arizona 85016 (US) SAAR, David Tempe Arizona 85281 (US) KNOX, Lee Chandler Arizona 85226 (US) (74) Representative: Epping - Hermann - Fischer  Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Schloßschmidstraße 5 80639 München 80639 München (DE)