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(43) Date of publication: 18.12.2024 Bulletin 2024/51 (21) Application number: 23703879.9 (22) Date of filing: 30.01.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/32(2006.01) A61M 37/00(2006.01) A61B 17/34(2006.01) A61B 17/29(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 2017/320056; A61B 2017/320044; A61B 17/3468; A61M 37/0069; A61B 2017/2913 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2023/050802 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/152596 (17.08.2023 Gazette 2023/33)

(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: 11.02.2022 US 202263267888 P 26.01.2023 US 202318160271 (71) Applicant: Medtronic, Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US)	(72) Inventors: DRAKE, Ronald A. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) STENER, Lester O. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) ASLESON, Andrea J. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) HOLM, Mikayle A. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  P.O. Box 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)