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(43) Date of publication: 16.09.2020 Bulletin 2020/38 (21) Application number: 17931672.4 (22) Date of filing: 08.11.2017

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/34(2006.01) A61M 5/168(2006.01) A61F 9/007(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2017/060659 (87) International publication number: WO 2019/094004 (16.05.2019 Gazette 2019/20)

(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 (71) Applicant: Aquesys, Inc. Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 (US)	(72) Inventors: HORVATH, Christopher Mission Viejo, California 92691 (US) ROMODA, Laszlo O. San Clemente, California 92673 (US) ROBINSON, Michael Huntington Beach, California 92648 (US) (74) Representative: Cohausz & Florack  Patent- & Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB Bleichstraße 14 40211 Düsseldorf 40211 Düsseldorf (DE)