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(43) Date of publication: 07.02.2024 Bulletin 2024/06 (21) Application number: 22713067.1 (22) Date of filing: 22.03.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/3207(2006.01) G05B 11/28(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 17/3207; A61B 17/320758; A61B 2017/00017; A61B 2017/00398; A61B 2017/00845; A61B 2017/00123; A61B 2090/066 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2022/052586 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/201011 (29.09.2022 Gazette 2022/39)

(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: 24.03.2021 US 202163165394 P 21.02.2022 US 202217651897 (71) Applicant: Medtronic Vascular, Inc. Santa Rosa, CA 95403 (US)	(72) Inventors: HANSEN, Bryan Santa Rosa, California 95403 (US) JAMOUS, Aram Santa Rosa, California 95403 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  Postfach 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)