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(43) Date of publication: 25.12.2024 Bulletin 2024/52 (21) Application number: 23703887.2 (22) Date of filing: 31.01.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01M 4/06(2006.01) H01M 4/54(2006.01) H01M 6/50(2006.01) H01M 50/109(2021.01) H01M 4/42(2006.01) H01M 6/04(2006.01) G01R 31/389(2019.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): H01M 4/06; H01M 4/42; H01M 4/54; H01M 6/04; H01M 6/50; H01M 50/109; H01M 2220/30; G01R 31/389 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2023/050843 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/156865 (24.08.2023 Gazette 2023/34)

(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: 15.02.2022 US 202263310316 P 10.01.2023 US 202318095287 (71) Applicant: Medtronic, Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US)	(72) Inventors: DONAKOWSKI, Martin D. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) CHEN, Kaimin Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  P.O. Box 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)