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(43) Date of publication: 07.02.2024 Bulletin 2024/06 (21) Application number: 22715235.2 (22) Date of filing: 15.03.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 5/0537(2021.01) A61B 5/00(2006.01) A61B 5/0538(2021.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 5/0537; A61B 5/0538; A61B 5/4878; A61B 5/746; A61B 5/686; A61B 5/6869; A61B 5/0031 (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/020305 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/212033 (06.10.2022 Gazette 2022/40)

(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: 02.04.2021 US 202163170015 P 03.03.2022 US 202217686292 (71) Applicant: Medtronic, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 55432 (US)	(72) Inventors: NIKOLSKI, Vladimir P. Minneapolis, MN 55432 (US) SHARMA, Vinod Minneapolis, MN 55342 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  Postfach 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)