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(43) Date of publication: 23.10.2024 Bulletin 2024/43 (21) Application number: 22812799.9 (22) Date of filing: 14.11.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01M 4/04(2006.01) H01M 4/1393(2010.01) H01M 4/54(2006.01) H01M 4/62(2006.01) H01M 10/0567(2010.01) H01M 4/1391(2010.01) H01M 4/36(2006.01) H01M 4/583(2010.01) H01M 10/0565(2010.01) H01M 4/02(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): H01M 4/043; H01M 2004/027; H01M 10/0565; H01M 10/0567; H01M 4/62; H01M 4/583; H01M 4/1393; H01M 4/1391; H01M 4/364; H01M 4/54; Y02E 60/10 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2022/060941 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/111713 (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: 13.12.2021 US 202163288918 P 29.07.2022 US 202217877599 (71) Applicant: Medtronic, Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US)	(72) Inventors: YE, Hui Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) TAMIRISA, Prabhakar A. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) CHEN, Kaimin Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) JAIN, Gaurav Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  P.O. Box 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)