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(43) Date of publication: 08.11.2023 Bulletin 2023/45 (21) Application number: 22734814.1 (22) Date of filing: 03.01.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61N 1/05(2006.01) A61B 5/287(2021.01) A61N 1/36(2006.01) A61B 1/05(2006.01) A61N 1/08(2006.01) A61N 1/39(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 5/02444; A61B 5/4836; A61B 5/4839; A61B 5/686; A61N 1/0504 (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/011029 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/147498 (07.07.2022 Gazette 2022/27)

(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: 04.01.2021 US 202117141034 (71) Applicant: Manicka Institute LLC Woodbury, MN 55129 (US)	(72) Inventor: MANICKA, Yatheendhar, D. Woodbury, Minnesota 55129 (US) (74) Representative: Hartley, Lucinda Jane  Hargreaves Elsworth 26 Northumberland Square North Shields, Tyne&Wear NE30 1PW North Shields, Tyne&Wear NE30 1PW (GB)