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(43) Date of publication: 31.08.2022 Bulletin 2022/35 (21) Application number: 20878978.4 (22) Date of filing: 19.10.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 2/01(2006.01) A61L 31/16(2006.01) A61B 17/00(2006.01) A61L 31/14(2006.01) A61B 17/221(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61F 2/0105; A61F 2002/016; A61F 2210/0004; A61F 2230/0067; A61F 2230/0069; A61F 2/82; A61F 2002/018 (86) International application number: PCT/US2020/056359 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/080923 (29.04.2021 Gazette 2021/17)

(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: 21.10.2019 US 201916659536 (71) Applicant: Adient Medical, Inc. Pearland, Texas 77584 (US)	(72) Inventor: EGGERS, Mitchell Donn Pearland, Texas 77584 (US) (74) Representative: Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB  Siebertstraße 3 81675 München 81675 München (DE)