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(43) Date of publication: 14.02.2024 Bulletin 2024/07 (21) Application number: 22716507.3 (22) Date of filing: 06.04.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61M 25/00(2006.01) B29C 63/18(2006.01) A61M 25/10(2013.01) B29C 67/00(2017.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61M 25/0009; A61M 2025/0059; A61M 25/0043; A61M 25/0045; A61M 2025/0047; A61M 25/1036; B29C 67/0022; B29C 63/14; B29C 55/00 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2022/053226 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/215001 (13.10.2022 Gazette 2022/41)

(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: 07.04.2021 US 202163171793 P 07.03.2022 US 202217653786 (71) Applicant: Medtronic Vascular Inc. Santa Rosa, CA 95403 (US)	(72) Inventors: HOBBINS, David Santa Rosa, California 95403 (US) EGERTER, Risa Santa Rosa, California 95403 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  Postfach 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)