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(11) EP 3 986 310 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
27.04.2022 Bulletin 2022/17

(21) Application number: 20747508.8

(22) Date of filing: 04.06.2020
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 18/24(2006.01)
A61B 18/26(2006.01)
A61B 18/00(2006.01)
 A61B 17/22(2006.01)
A61B 17/00(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A61B 17/22012; A61B 2017/22025; A61B 2017/22062; A61B 2017/22051; A61B 18/26; A61B 18/245; A61B 2018/00422; A61B 2018/266; A61B 2018/00285; A61B 2018/263; A61B 2018/2211; A61B 2018/00184; A61B 2018/0022; A61B 2018/2272; A61B 2018/2277; A61B 2018/2261; A61B 2018/2266; A61B 2018/2294; A61B 2018/2216
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2020/036107
(87) International publication number:
WO 2020/256949 (24.12.2020 Gazette 2020/52)
(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: 19.06.2019 US 201962863506 P
23.01.2020 US 202062965069 P
14.05.2020 US 202016874065
27.05.2020 US 202016884257

(71) Applicants:
  • Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Maple Grove, MN 55311-1566 (US)
  • Bolt Medical, Inc
    Carlsbad CA 92008 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • MASSIMINI, Daniel
    Brooklyn Park, MN 55443 (US)
  • McGOWAN, Roger
    Otsego, MN 55362 (US)
  • SHAO, Haiping
    Plymouth, MN 55446 (US)
  • COOK, Christopher, A.
    Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 (US)

(74) Representative: Ridley, Daniel et al
Kilburn & Strode LLP Lacon London 84 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8NL
London WC1X 8NL (GB)

   


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