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(43) Date of publication: 02.09.2020 Bulletin 2020/36 (21) Application number: 18803820.2 (22) Date of filing: 22.10.2018

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 7/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2018/056956 (87) International publication number: WO 2019/079829 (25.04.2019 Gazette 2019/17)

(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: 21.10.2017 US 201762575390 P 21.10.2017 US 201762575397 P 21.10.2017 US 201762575399 P (71) Applicant: Ausculsciences, Inc. Vienna, Virginia 22182 (US)	(72) Inventors: TELENKOV, Sergey A. Ottawa Ontario K2W 0C5 (CA) CASTELINO, Robin F. Kanata Ontario K2T 1E9 (CA) (74) Representative: J A Kemp LLP  14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ London WC1R 5JJ (GB)