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(43) Date of publication: 10.04.2024 Bulletin 2024/15 (21) Application number: 22812386.5 (22) Date of filing: 25.05.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 1/05(2006.01) A61B 1/07(2006.01) G02B 6/42(2006.01) G01N 21/77(2006.01) G01N 21/65(2006.01) A61B 1/04(2006.01) G02B 6/34(2006.01) G01N 33/58(2006.01) G01N 21/55(2014.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G02B 6/422; G02B 6/4206; G02B 6/4236; G02B 6/425; G02B 6/4214; G02B 6/4213; G02B 6/428; G02B 6/34 (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/072575 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/251855 (01.12.2022 Gazette 2022/48)

(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: 25.05.2021 US 202163192852 P 09.06.2021 US 202163208759 P 14.06.2021 US 202163210437 P 17.06.2021 US 202163212013 P 20.07.2021 US 202163223685 P 26.07.2021 US 202163225779 P 16.09.2021 US 202163245005 P 16.09.2021 US 202163245011 P 26.10.2021 US 202163272025 P 04.03.2022 US 202263316551 P 11.03.2022 US 202217693040 (71) Applicant: Nubis Communications, Inc. Aberdeen, NJ 07747 (US)

(72) Inventors: GILES, Clinton Randy Watchung, New Jersey 07069 (US) WINZER, Peter Johannes Aberdeen, New Jersey 07747 (US) ZHANG, Ron Sunnyvale, California 94087 (US) PUPALAIKIS, Peter James Ramsey, New Jersey 07446 (US) ELSINGER, Lukas Aberdeen, New Jersey 07747 (US) (74) Representative: Slingsby Partners LLP  1 Kingsway London WC2B 6AN London WC2B 6AN (GB)