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(43) Date of publication: 21.07.2021 Bulletin 2021/29 (21) Application number: 19860901.8 (22) Date of filing: 11.09.2019

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 18/04(2006.01) A61B 18/12(2006.01) A61M 25/10(2013.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2019/050662 (87) International publication number: WO 2020/056031 (19.03.2020 Gazette 2020/12)

(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: 11.09.2018 US 201862729777 P 07.05.2019 US 201962844222 P (71) Applicant: Aqua Heart, Inc. Santa Ana, CA 92701 (US)	(72) Inventors: SHARMA, Virender, K. Paradise Valley, AZ 85253 (US) HOLBROOK, Kevin Los Gatos, CA 95033 (US) FRIEDRICH, Holger 40667 Meerbusch (DE) FAIN, Eric, Steven Menlo Park, CA 94025 (US) (74) Representative: Murgitroyd & Company  Murgitroyd House 165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL Glasgow G5 8PL (GB)