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(43) Date of publication: 07.09.2022 Bulletin 2022/36 (21) Application number: 20811201.1 (22) Date of filing: 28.10.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 18/12(2006.01) A61B 18/00(2006.01) A61B 18/14(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 2018/00404; A61B 2018/00577; A61B 2018/00654; A61B 2018/00642; A61B 2018/00666; A61B 2018/00702; A61B 2018/00791; A61B 18/1206; A61B 18/1492 (86) International application number: PCT/US2020/057767 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/086984 (06.05.2021 Gazette 2021/18)

(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: 31.10.2019 US 201962928844 P (71) Applicant: Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.à.r.l. 1724 Luxembourg (LU)	(72) Inventor: COATES, Paul Santa Rosa, California 95403 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  Postfach 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)