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(43) Date of publication: 07.09.2022 Bulletin 2022/36 (21) Application number: 20807951.7 (22) Date of filing: 21.10.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61M 5/168(2006.01) G01F 1/684(2006.01) A61M 5/172(2006.01) G01F 1/68(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61M 5/16886; A61M 5/172; A61M 2205/3389; A61M 2206/11; G01F 1/68; A61M 2205/3334; G01F 15/003 (86) International application number: PCT/US2020/056663 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/086699 (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: 28.10.2019 US 201962926815 P (71) Applicant: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Irvine, CA 92614 (US)	(72) Inventors: LOHSS, Maxwell, Benjamin York, PA 17402 (US) ERICKSON, Sterling, Wells Irvine, CA 92614 (US) HIPSZER, Brian, R. Irvine, CA 92614 (US) (74) Representative: Eisenführ Speiser  Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB Postfach 31 02 60 80102 München 80102 München (DE)