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(43) Date of publication: 21.06.2023 Bulletin 2023/25 (21) Application number: 21749918.5 (22) Date of filing: 07.07.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 5/00(2006.01) A61B 5/0507(2021.01) A61B 5/05(2021.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 5/4809; A61B 5/6891; A61B 5/05; A61B 5/0507; A61B 2560/0242 (86) International application number: PCT/US2021/040643 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/035526 (17.02.2022 Gazette 2022/07)

(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: 11.08.2020 US 202016990705 11.08.2020 US 202016990714 11.08.2020 US 202016990720 11.08.2020 US 202016990726 11.08.2020 US 202016990746 (71) Applicant: Google LLC Mountain View, CA 94043 (US)

(72) Inventors: SHIN, Dongeek Mountain View, California 94043 (US) DIXON, Michael Mountain View, California 94043 (US) GOLDENSON, Andrew William Mountain View, California 94043 (US) GARRISON, Jake Mountain View, California 94043 (US) KANNAN, Ajay Mountain View, California 94043 (US) YU, Jeffrey Mountain View, California 94043 (US) UDALL, Ashton Mountain View, California 94043 (US) MIXTER, Ken Mountain View, California 94043 (US) LEE, Reena Mountain View, California 94043 (US) JANSSENS, David Mountain View, California 94043 (US) CHIK, Desmond Mountain View, California 94043 (US) (74) Representative: Maikowski & Ninnemann Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB  Postfach 15 09 20 10671 Berlin 10671 Berlin (DE)