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(43) Date of publication: 18.10.2023 Bulletin 2023/42 (21) Application number: 21848347.7 (22) Date of filing: 14.12.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 18/20(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 18/203; A61B 2018/00047; A61B 2018/00452; A61B 2018/00642; A61B 2018/00648; A61B 2018/0066; A61B 2018/00678; A61B 2018/00708; A61B 2018/00785; A61B 2018/00809; A61B 2090/065; A61N 5/0616; A61N 5/0624; A61N 5/0625; A61N 2005/0644; H01S 5/0014; H01S 5/12; H01S 5/125; H01S 5/141; A61B 2018/20359; A61B 2018/00875 (86) International application number: PCT/US2021/063416 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/132841 (23.06.2022 Gazette 2022/25)

(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: 14.12.2020 US 202063125354 P (71) Applicant: Cutera Inc. Brisbane, CA 94005 (US)	(72) Inventors: KARAVITIS, Michael A. Brisbane, CA 94005 (US) VAN DER VEER, Wytze Brisbane, CA 94005 (US) KOTHARE, Amogh Brisbane, CA 94005 (US) MOELLER, Soenke A. Brisbane, CA 94005 (US) (74) Representative: Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB  Leopoldstraße 4 80802 München 80802 München (DE)