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(43) Date of publication: 07.12.2022 Bulletin 2022/49 (21) Application number: 20916706.3 (22) Date of filing: 31.01.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61M 25/02(2006.01) A61M 25/06(2006.01) A61M 5/158(2006.01) A61M 39/02(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61M 25/02; A61M 39/223; A61M 2039/224; A61M 2039/229; A61M 2039/0205; A61M 2039/062; A61M 2025/028 (86) International application number: PCT/US2020/016140 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/154283 (05.08.2021 Gazette 2021/31)

(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: NP Medical Inc. Clinton, MA 01510-2005 (US)	(72) Inventors: CHELAK, Todd M. Westborough, MA 01581 (US) GALANIS, Andrew Marlborough, MA 01752 (US) GABEL, Jonathan Randolph, NJ 07869 (US) (74) Representative: Gulde & Partner  Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei mbB Wallstraße 58/59 10179 Berlin 10179 Berlin (DE)