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(43) Date of publication: 10.01.2024 Bulletin 2024/02 (21) Application number: 22712332.0 (22) Date of filing: 03.03.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C21D 1/76(2006.01) C21D 1/06(2006.01) C23C 8/80(2006.01) C22C 14/00(2006.01) C23C 8/30(2006.01) C21D 1/773(2006.01) C23C 8/24(2006.01) C23C 28/04(2006.01) C22C 16/00(2006.01) C23C 8/16(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C21D 1/773; C21D 1/76; C21D 1/06; C23C 8/24; C23C 8/30; C23C 8/16; C23C 8/80; C23C 28/04; C23C 28/048; C22C 14/00; C22C 16/00 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2022/055363 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/184812 (09.09.2022 Gazette 2022/36)

(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: 03.03.2021 EP 21160471 (71) Applicant: Elos Medtech Pinol A/S 3330 Gørløse (DK)	(72) Inventors: CHRISTIANSEN, Thomas Lundin 3600 Frederikssund (DK) JELLESEN, Morten Stendahl 2860 Søborg (DK) SOMERS, Marcel A. J. 7190 Billund (DK) KÖRKEL, Andreas Frederik Kielsholm 3230 Græsted (DK) ANDERSEN, Ole Zoffmann 3330 Gørløse (DK) (74) Representative: AWA Denmark A/S  Strandgade 56 1401 Copenhagen K 1401 Copenhagen K (DK)