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(43) Date of publication: 20.11.2024 Bulletin 2024/47 (21) Application number: 23700244.9 (22) Date of filing: 04.01.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 34/10(2016.01) A61M 25/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 34/10; A61B 2034/102; A61B 2034/105; A61B 2034/107; A61B 2034/108; A61B 2017/00207; A61B 2017/00203; A61B 2017/00243; A61M 25/0009; A61M 25/0113 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2023/050063 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/135494 (20.07.2023 Gazette 2023/29)

(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: 14.01.2022 US 202263299505 P 16.12.2022 US 202218083283 (71) Applicant: Medtronic, Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US)

(72) Inventors: SAMEC, Megan Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) BHATIA, Varun A. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) LAHM, Ryan P. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) BAXTER, Walton W. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) COLIN, Brian P. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) RASSAT, Jay T. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) FALK, Jeffrey G. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) ANDERSON, Keith D. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  P.O. Box 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)