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(11) EP 3 773 263 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
11.12.2024 Bulletin 2024/50

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
30.10.2024 Bulletin 2024/44

(21) Application number: 19785481.3

(22) Date of filing: 10.04.2019
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 17/22(2006.01)
A61M 25/01(2006.01)
A61B 17/00(2006.01)
 A61M 1/00(2006.01)
A61M 25/00(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A61B 17/3207; A61M 2206/16; A61M 2206/20; A61B 17/320758; A61B 2017/00685; A61B 2017/22044; A61B 2017/22079; A61B 2217/005; A61B 2217/007; A61M 2025/0073; A61B 17/22; A61B 2017/320766; A61B 17/320725; A61B 2017/22039; A61B 2017/22038; A61M 1/842
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2019/026737
(87) International publication number:
WO 2019/199931 (17.10.2019 Gazette 2019/42)

(54)

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(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

(30) Priority: 10.04.2018 WO PCT/US2018/026831
10.10.2018 US 201816156519

(43) Date of publication of application:
17.02.2021 Bulletin 2021/07

(73) Proprietor: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2590 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • SAVASTANO, Luis Emilio
    Ypsilanti, MI 48197 (US)
  • PLOTT, Jeffrey Stephen
    Ann Arbor, MI 48105 (US)
  • LIU, Yang
    Rochester, MN 55901 (US)
  • ZHENG, Yihao
    Ann Arbor, MI 48105 (US)
  • SHIH, Albert Jau-Min
    Ann Arbor, MI 48103 (US)

(74) Representative: Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB 
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart
70047 Stuttgart (DE)


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