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(43) Date of publication: 27.09.2023 Bulletin 2023/39 (21) Application number: 21827478.5 (22) Date of filing: 19.11.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/86(2006.01) A61B 50/30(2016.01) A61B 17/17(2006.01) A61B 17/72(2006.01) A61B 17/80(2006.01) A61F 2/78(2006.01) A61B 17/84(2006.01) A61B 17/04(2006.01) A61B 17/70(2006.01) A61B 17/74(2006.01) A61F 2/40(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 17/8625; A61B 17/8635; A61B 17/8645; A61B 17/863; A61B 2017/681; A61B 17/848; A61B 17/865; A61B 17/0401; A61B 17/7233; A61B 17/7283; A61B 17/746; A61B 17/742; A61B 17/744; A61B 17/1721; A61B 2090/062; A61B 17/1668; A61B 17/02; A61B 17/1655; A61B 2090/033; A61B 17/8875; A61B 17/92; A61B 17/1728; A61B 2017/044; A61B 2017/0445; A61B 2090/08021; A61F 2002/30383; A61F 2002/30405; A61F 2002/30507; A61F 2002/30604; A61F 2002/30607; A61F 2002/30616; A61F 2002/30649; A61B 17/7037; A61B 17/7035; A61B 17/686; A61B 17/8061; A61B 17/8014; A61B 17/8066; A61B 2050/3008; A61B 2050/0056; A61B 50/20; A61F 2/3804; A61F 2002/3827; A61F 2002/30332; A61F 2002/30352 (86) International application number: PCT/US2021/060196 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/109338 (27.05.2022 Gazette 2022/21)

(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: 19.11.2020 US 202063116092 P 09.02.2021 US 202163147640 P 08.09.2021 US 202117468806 (71) Applicant: RTG Scientific, LLC Austin, Texas 78759 (US)	(72) Inventors: HYER, Richard Justin Hyrum, Utah 84319 (US) BITTER, Jonathan Hyde Park, Utah 84318 (US) FAUTH, Andrew Logan, Utah 84341 (US) WHITE, Raymond Austin, Texas 78759 (US) CAMUSO, Matthew Falmouth, Maine 04105 (US) JOHNSON, Corey Rochester, Minnesota 55906 (US) (74) Representative: HGF  HGF Limited 1 City Walk Leeds LS11 9DX Leeds LS11 9DX (GB)