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(43) Date of publication: 01.12.2021 Bulletin 2021/48 (21) Application number: 20744698.0 (22) Date of filing: 23.01.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 13/14(2006.01) A63B 21/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61F 13/14; A63B 21/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2020/014844 (87) International publication number: WO 2020/154539 (30.07.2020 Gazette 2020/31)

(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: 23.01.2019 US 201962796035 P 13.08.2019 WO PCT/US2019/046430 10.10.2019 WO PCT/US2019/055740 17.01.2020 US 202016745348 17.01.2020 WO PCT/US2020/013970 17.01.2020 US 202016745352 (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)