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(43) Date of publication: 10.05.2023 Bulletin 2023/19 (21) Application number: 21836972.6 (22) Date of filing: 06.07.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 6/04(2006.01) A61B 6/03(2006.01) A61B 6/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 6/0407; A61B 6/032; A61B 6/487; A61B 6/4405 (86) International application number: PCT/US2021/070826 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/011377 (13.01.2022 Gazette 2022/02)

(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: 06.07.2020 US 202016921672 (71) Applicant: Epica International, Inc. San Clemente, CA 92673 (US)	(72) Inventors: STOUTENBURGH, Gregory, William San Clemente, CA 92673 (US) DETTMAN, Mark Milledgeville, IL 61051 (US) FORTUNA, Damiano 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (IT) MANETTI, Leonardo 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (IT) (74) Representative: Lunati & Mazzoni S.r.L.  Via Carlo Pisacane, 36 20129 Milano 20129 Milano (IT)