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(43) Date of publication: 01.11.2023 Bulletin 2023/44 (21) Application number: 21854712.3 (22) Date of filing: 22.12.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 34/20(2016.01) A61B 17/16(2006.01) A61B 34/10(2016.01) A61B 90/00(2016.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 2034/2055; A61B 2034/2051; A61B 2090/3762; A61B 17/1671; A61B 2034/107; A61B 34/20; A61B 2034/2068; A61B 17/1626 (86) International application number: PCT/US2021/064795 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/140509 (30.06.2022 Gazette 2022/26)

(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: 23.12.2020 US 202063129906 P 23.12.2020 US 202063129921 P 20.12.2021 US 202117555777 20.12.2021 US 202117556299 (71) Applicant: Medtronic Navigation, Inc. Louisville CO 80027 (US)

(72) Inventors: JACOBSEN, Brad Louisville, CO 80027 (US) BARNES, Milton F. Fort Worth, TX 76137 (US) VIGH, Rowena Louisville, CO 80027 (US) HARTMANN, Steven Superior, CO 80027 (US) (74) Representative: Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte  Am Brauhaus 8 01099 Dresden 01099 Dresden (DE)