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(43) Date of publication: 10.11.2021 Bulletin 2021/45 (21) Application number: 19848853.8 (22) Date of filing: 30.12.2019

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 18/14(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 18/14; A61B 2017/00154; A61B 2018/00023; A61B 2018/00077; A61B 2018/00083; A61B 2018/0016; A61B 2018/00178; A61B 2018/00464; A61B 2018/00791; A61B 2018/00875; A61B 2018/124; A61B 2018/1465 (86) International application number: PCT/US2019/069015 (87) International publication number: WO 2020/142470 (09.07.2020 Gazette 2020/28)

(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: 02.01.2019 US 201916238483 (71) Applicant: Cynosure, LLC Westford, MA 01886 (US)

(72) Inventors: TREEN, Jeffrey Michael Nashua, New Hampshire 03063 (US) MASSE, Daniel B. Windham, New Hampshire 03087 (US) BOLL, James Auburndale, Massachusetts 02466 (US) SIMON, Jeffrey Medford, Massachusetts 02155 (US) SONNENSHEIN, David Dorchester Center, Massachusetts 02124 (US) BRUCE, Samuel Malden, Massachusetts 02148 (US) (74) Representative: Purdylucey Intellectual Property  6-7 Harcourt Terrace D02 FH73 Dublin 2 D02 FH73 Dublin 2 (IE)