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(43) Date of publication: 03.07.2024 Bulletin 2024/27 (21) Application number: 22765229.4 (22) Date of filing: 19.08.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 5/00(2006.01) A61B 5/349(2021.01) A61N 1/37(2006.01) A61B 5/0205(2006.01) A61B 5/346(2021.01) A61N 1/365(2006.01) G16H 50/30(2018.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61N 1/365; G16H 50/30; A61B 2560/0209; A61B 5/361; A61B 5/363; A61B 5/686; A61B 5/4839; G16H 20/30; A61N 1/36114; A61N 1/3621; A61N 1/3987 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2022/057804 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/026157 (02.03.2023 Gazette 2023/09)

(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: 27.08.2021 US 202163237747 P 19.07.2022 US 202217813393 (71) Applicant: Medtronic, Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US)	(72) Inventor: ZHOU, Xiaohong Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  Postfach 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)