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(43) Date of publication: 23.10.2024 Bulletin 2024/43 (21) Application number: 22847021.7 (22) Date of filing: 07.12.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61N 1/37(2006.01) A61B 5/00(2006.01) A61N 1/372(2006.01) A61N 1/08(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61N 1/37; A61N 1/3702; A61N 1/371; A61N 1/3712; A61N 1/37252; A61N 2001/083; A61N 1/3706; A61B 2560/0276; A61B 2560/0266; A61B 5/0031; A61B 5/686; G16H 50/30; G16H 50/20; A61B 5/7282; A61B 5/332; A61B 5/0538; A61B 5/0205; A61B 5/746; A61B 5/02438; A61B 5/1118; A61B 5/0816; A61B 5/021; A61B 5/363 (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/052092 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/114063 (22.06.2023 Gazette 2023/25)

(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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 16.12.2021 US 202163265550 P 06.12.2022 US 202218062332 (71) Applicant: Medtronic, Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US)	(72) Inventors: SCHILLING, Eric A. Mounds View, Minnesota 55112 (US) MATTSON, Elizabeth A. Mounds View, Minnesota 55112 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  P.O. Box 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)