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(43) Date of publication: 26.06.2024 Bulletin 2024/26 (21) Application number: 22858966.9 (22) Date of filing: 11.08.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61M 60/178(2021.01) A61M 60/216(2021.01) A61B 5/02(2006.01) A61B 5/0538(2021.01) A61M 60/515(2021.01) A61M 60/38(2021.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 5/0538; A61M 60/38; A61M 60/515; A61M 60/13; A61M 60/237; A61M 60/816; A61M 60/867; A61M 60/109; A61M 60/216; A61M 60/295; A61M 60/531; A61M 2205/3317; A61B 5/029 (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/040109 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/022923 (23.02.2023 Gazette 2023/08)

(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: 19.08.2021 US 202117407138 (71) Applicants: Cardiovol, LLC Dallas, TX 75206 (US) Board of Regents, The University of Texas System Austin, TX 78701 (US)	(72) Inventors: FELDMAN, Marc, David San Antonio, TX 78257 (US) PORTERFIELD, John Austin, TX 78757 (US) HEIGHTEN, Clay Dallas, TX 75206 (US) (74) Representative: Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP  One Portwall Square Portwall Lane Bristol BS1 6BH Bristol BS1 6BH (GB)