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EP 4 070 324 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 12.10.2022 Bulletin 2022/41 (21) Application number: 19839183.1 (22) Date of filing: 06.12.2019

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G16H 20/17(2018.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G16H 20/17 (86) International application number: PCT/US2019/065034 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/112880 (10.06.2021 Gazette 2021/23)

(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) Applicant: Acist Medical Systems, Inc. Eden Prairie, MN 55344 (US)	(72) Inventor: PORTER, Blaise D. Mineapolis, MN 55410 (US) (74) Representative: Balsamo, Andrea et al Dragotti & Associati S.r.l. Via Nino Bixio, 7 20129 Milano 20129 Milano (IT)