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(43) Date of publication: 13.03.2024 Bulletin 2024/11 (21) Application number: 21728351.4 (22) Date of filing: 04.05.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 1/00(2006.01) A61B 1/015(2006.01) A61B 1/12(2006.01) A61B 17/34(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 1/00135; A61B 1/00091; A61B 1/00094; A61B 1/126; A61B 1/015; A61B 1/00154; A61B 17/3421; A61B 2090/701; A61B 17/3474; A61B 90/70 (86) International application number: PCT/US2021/030700 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/235262 (10.11.2022 Gazette 2022/45)

(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 (71) Applicant: Bayou Surgical, Inc. Houston, TX 77045 (US)	(72) Inventors: ALURU, Rajitha Houston, Texas 77045 (US) COHN, William Houston, Texas 77045 (US) SALAZAR, Jorge Houston, Texas 77045 (US) SLOSS, Scott Houston, Texas 77045 (US) UMARU, Abdul Houston, Texas 77045 (US) (74) Representative: Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB  Leopoldstraße 4 80802 München 80802 München (DE)