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(43) Date of publication: 20.07.2022 Bulletin 2022/29 (21) Application number: 20768404.4 (22) Date of filing: 02.09.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61M 25/01(2006.01) B29C 53/20(2006.01) A61B 17/06(2006.01) A61M 25/00(2006.01) B29C 67/00(2017.01) B29D 23/00(2006.01) A61B 17/04(2006.01) A61M 25/02(2006.01) A61M 25/06(2006.01) B29L 31/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61M 25/0194; A61M 2025/0286; A61M 25/02; A61M 25/007; A61M 2025/0042; A61M 25/0009; A61M 25/0015; A61M 25/065; A61M 2025/0095; A61M 2025/0056; A61M 25/0017; B29D 23/00; B29C 67/0014; B29C 67/0003; B29C 53/20; B29C 2793/0036; B29C 2793/0027; B29C 2793/0045; B29L 2031/7542; A61B 17/06166; A61B 2017/06176; A61B 2017/06185; A61B 2017/0608; A61B 2017/00526 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2020/058179 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/048705 (18.03.2021 Gazette 2021/11)

(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: 13.09.2019 US 201916570017 13.09.2019 US 201916570028 (71) Applicant: Ethicon, Inc. Somerville, NJ 08876 (US)	(72) Inventors: CICHOCKI, Frank Richard Jr. Somerville, New Jersey 08876 (US) CIARROCCA, Scott Somerville, New Jersey 08876 (US) (74) Representative: Carpmaels & Ransford LLP  One Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA London WC1B 5HA (GB)