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(43) Date of publication: 01.11.2023 Bulletin 2023/44 (21) Application number: 21841124.7 (22) Date of filing: 15.12.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 2/24(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61F 2/2418; A61F 2230/001 (86) International application number: PCT/US2021/063499 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/140125 (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: 22.12.2020 US 202063129166 P 23.11.2021 US 202117533332 (71) Applicant: Medtronic, Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US)	(72) Inventors: DAREKAR, Yogesh A. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) MCINTIRE, Brenda Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) PIERCE, Eric Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  Postfach 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)