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(88) Date of publication A3: 30.04.2020 (43) Date of publication: 14.07.2021 Bulletin 2021/28 (21) Application number: 19857506.0 (22) Date of filing: 04.09.2019

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61M 5/162(2006.01) A61M 5/142(2006.01) A61M 5/32(2006.01) A61M 39/02(2006.01) A61M 5/158(2006.01) A61M 25/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2019/049518 (87) International publication number: WO 2020/051211 (12.03.2020 Gazette 2020/11)

(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: 04.09.2018 US 201862726715 P (71) Applicants: Biolark, Inc. San Diego CA 92130 (US) Scott, Mark H. San Diego CA 92129 (US) Bowman, Leif San Diego CA 92130 (US) Foley, Nicholas John Edinburgh EHS 5PE (GB)

(72) Inventors: SCOTT, Mark H. San Diego, CA 92129 (US) BOWMAN, Leif San Diego, CA 92130 (US) FOLEY, Nicholas John Edinburgh, EHS 5PE Scotland (GB) (74) Representative: Schlee, Alexander Richard  Schlee IP International Mauerkircherstraße 31 81679 München 81679 München (DE)