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(43) Date of publication: 05.08.2020 Bulletin 2020/32 (21) Application number: 18859611.8 (22) Date of filing: 25.09.2018

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/32(2006.01) A61B 17/94(2006.01) A61B 18/20(2006.01) A61B 17/10(2006.01) A61B 18/18(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2018/001188 (87) International publication number: WO 2019/058178 (28.03.2019 Gazette 2019/13)

(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: 25.09.2017 US 201715714692 (71) Applicant: Evalve, Inc. Santa Clara, CA 95054 (US)	(72) Inventor: COHEN, Gideon Toronto, ON M2P 1E2 (CA) (74) Representative: J A Kemp LLP  14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ London WC1R 5JJ (GB)