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(43) Date of publication: 14.09.2022 Bulletin 2022/37 (21) Application number: 19951868.9 (22) Date of filing: 07.11.2019

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/32(2006.01) A61M 25/01(2006.01) A61B 17/34(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 17/32053; A61B 2017/00247; A61B 2017/22044; A61B 17/3478 (86) International application number: PCT/US2019/060364 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/091566 (14.05.2021 Gazette 2021/19)

(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 (71) Applicants: Intershunt Technologies, Inc. St. Louis, MO 63108 (US) Vardi, Gil Town And Country, MO 63131 (US) Minar, Chris New Prague, MN 56071 (US)	(72) Inventors: VARDI, Gil Town and Country, MO 63131 (US) MINAR, Chris West New Prague, MN 56071 (US) (74) Representative: FRKelly  27 Clyde Road Dublin D04 F838 Dublin D04 F838 (IE)