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(43) Date of publication: 19.10.2022 Bulletin 2022/42 (21) Application number: 20898585.3 (22) Date of filing: 14.12.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/00(2006.01) A61M 29/00(2006.01) A61M 5/32(2006.01) A61M 25/06(2006.01) A61M 5/178(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61M 2025/0681; A61M 25/0082; A61M 25/0147; A61M 25/0138; A61M 2025/0004; A61M 25/0026; A61M 2025/0037; A61M 25/0136; A61M 2210/125; A61B 2017/00783; A61B 2017/00323; A61B 2017/00292; A61B 2017/00358; A61B 2017/00247 (86) International application number: PCT/US2020/064964 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/119636 (17.06.2021 Gazette 2021/24)

(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: 13.12.2019 US 201962948197 P (71) Applicant: Tau Cardio Inc. Centreville, VA 20120 (US)	(72) Inventor: KIM, Jung-Hong Busan 48516 (KR) (74) Representative: dompatent von Kreisler Selting Werner - Partnerschaft von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB  Deichmannhaus am Dom Bahnhofsvorplatz 1 50667 Köln 50667 Köln (DE)