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(43) Date of publication: 22.05.2024 Bulletin 2024/21 (21) Application number: 22750834.8 (22) Date of filing: 15.07.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 2/30(2006.01) A61F 2/44(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61F 2/4455 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2022/069886 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/285665 (19.01.2023 Gazette 2023/03)

(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: 16.07.2021 EP 21186250 16.07.2021 US 202163222498 P 16.07.2021 EP 21186272 (71) Applicant: Blue Ocean Spine GmbH 78532 Tuttlingen (DE)	(72) Inventors: SALVERMOSER, Markus 78532 Möhringen (DE) RICHTER, Jacob 78532 Tuttlingen (DE) EISEN, Guntmar 78532 Tuttlingen (DE) (74) Representative: Stolmár & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB  Blumenstraße 17 80331 München 80331 München (DE)