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(43) Date of publication: 17.02.2021 Bulletin 2021/07 (21) Application number: 19781705.9 (22) Date of filing: 05.04.2019

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 10/02(2006.01) G01N 1/31(2006.01) G01N 1/30(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2019/025988 (87) International publication number: WO 2019/195677 (10.10.2019 Gazette 2019/41)

(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: 05.04.2018 US 201862653400 P 19.12.2018 US 201862781865 P (71) Applicant: Instapath, Inc. New Orleans LA 70124 (US)

(72) Inventors: LUETHY, Samuel Jacob Chesterfield, MO 63017 (US) BROWN, Jonathon Quincy New Orleans, LA 70124 (US) TULMAN, David Benjamin New Orleans, LA 70115 (US) SHOLL, Andrew Blake New Orleans, LA 70118 (US) LAWSON, Peter Joseph New Orleans, LA 70125 (US) WANG, Mei Austin, TX 78730 (US) (74) Representative: Boult Wade Tennant LLP  Salisbury Square House 8 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8AP London EC4Y 8AP (GB)