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(43) Date of publication: 22.01.2025 Bulletin 2025/04 (21) Application number: 23715243.4 (22) Date of filing: 17.03.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 34/20(2016.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 2090/502; A61B 2090/365; A61B 2034/2051; A61B 2034/2063; A61B 2090/372; A61B 2034/2057; A61B 2034/107; A61B 2034/105; A61B 2034/2065; A61B 34/20 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2023/052650 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/175586 (21.09.2023 Gazette 2023/38)

(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: 18.03.2022 US 202263321618 P (71) Applicant: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. Raynham, Massachusetts 02767-0350 (US)	(72) Inventors: SAMAHA, Alexander Raynham, Massachusetts 02767 (US) DEMANGET, Nicolas 38610 Gières (FR) EMIL, Cory Raynham, Massachusetts 02767 (US) LOMELI, Roman Raynham, Massachusetts 02767 (US) (74) Representative: Klunker IP Patentanwälte PartG mbB  Destouchesstraße 68 80796 München 80796 München (DE)