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(43) Date of publication: 28.12.2022 Bulletin 2022/52 (21) Application number: 21708750.1 (22) Date of filing: 19.02.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 2/30(2006.01) A61L 27/30(2006.01) A61F 2/38(2006.01) A61L 27/50(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61F 2/3859; A61F 2/3094; A61L 27/306; A61F 2002/30971; A61F 2002/30934; A61F 2002/3092; A61F 2310/00023; A61F 2310/00892; A61F 2310/00898; A61F 2310/00634; A61F 2310/0064; A61L 2430/02; A61L 27/06; A61L 27/54; A61L 2400/18 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2021/051431 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/165910 (26.08.2021 Gazette 2021/34)

(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: 19.02.2020 US 202062978539 P (71) Applicant: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. Raynham, Massachusetts 02767-0350 (US)	(72) Inventors: QUINTANA-PONCE, Oscar A. Warsaw, Indiana 46582 (US) SMITH, Bryan J. Warsaw, Indiana 46582 (US) (74) Representative: Pawlyn, Anthony Neil  Murgitroyd & Company Cardiff Churchill House Churchill Way Cardiff CF10 2HH Cardiff CF10 2HH (GB)