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(43) Date of publication: 18.08.2021 Bulletin 2021/33 (21) Application number: 19870199.7 (22) Date of filing: 10.10.2019

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A41D 1/00(2018.01) A41D 15/04(2006.01) A41D 27/10(2006.01) A41D 31/18(2019.01) A61F 5/30(2006.01) A41D 13/00(2006.01) A41D 27/00(2006.01) A41D 31/00(2019.01) A61F 5/00(2006.01) A61F 5/449(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2019/055740 (87) International publication number: WO 2020/077158 (16.04.2020 Gazette 2020/16)

(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: 10.10.2018 US 201862744002 P 13.08.2019 WO PCT/US2019/046430 (71) Applicant: Alignmed, Inc. Santa Ana, CA 92705 (US)	(72) Inventor: SHULTZ, William, J. Newport Beach, CA 92663 (US) (74) Representative: Forresters IP LLP  Skygarden Erika-Mann-Straße 11 80636 München 80636 München (DE)