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(43) Date of publication: 26.10.2022 Bulletin 2022/43 (21) Application number: 19956887.4 (22) Date of filing: 17.12.2019

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 34/30(2016.01) A61B 34/20(2016.01) A61B 17/00(2006.01) A61B 34/00(2016.01) A61B 90/00(2016.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 34/30; A61B 34/37; A61B 34/74; A61B 2090/065; A61B 2090/0807 (86) International application number: PCT/US2019/066735 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/126163 (24.06.2021 Gazette 2021/25)

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