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(43) Date of publication: 09.12.2020 Bulletin 2020/50 (21) Application number: 19748231.8 (22) Date of filing: 01.02.2019

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 34/30(2016.01) H04L 7/00(2006.01) H04L 12/851(2013.01) A61B 17/00(2006.01) A61B 34/00(2016.01) H04L 7/027(2006.01) H04L 12/707(2013.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2019/016229 (87) International publication number: WO 2019/152764 (08.08.2019 Gazette 2019/32)

(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: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 02.02.2018 US 201862625683 P (71) Applicant: Covidien LP Mansfield, MA 02048 (US)	(72) Inventors: KING, Daniel Brighton, Massachusetts 02135 (US) ZAHINE, Samir Billerica, Massachusetts 01821 (US) ALMEIDA, Nuno Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140 (US) (74) Representative: Maschio, Antonio  Maschio & Soames IP Limited 30 Carlton Crescent Southampton SO15 2EW Southampton SO15 2EW (GB)