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(43) Date of publication: 05.02.2025 Bulletin 2025/06 (21) Application number: 23775755.4 (22) Date of filing: 24.03.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/34(2006.01) A61M 5/158(2006.01) A61M 5/32(2006.01) A61M 25/04(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61M 25/04; A61B 17/3478; A61B 2017/3488; A61B 2010/045; A61M 25/065; A61M 5/3287 (86) International application number: PCT/US2023/016327 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/183630 (28.09.2023 Gazette 2023/39)

(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: 24.03.2022 US 202263323490 P (71) Applicant: Sureax, Inc. San Diego, CA 92121 (US)	(72) Inventors: KASSAB, Ghassan, S. La Jolla, CA 92037 (US) KELLEY, Gregory Santee, CA 92071 (US) DRAKE, Neil San Diego, CA 92129 (US) (74) Representative: Sanger, Phillip Simon  GWIP Ltd t/a Grey Wolf IP 1 Mill Street Leamington Spa, Warwickshire CV31 1ES Leamington Spa, Warwickshire CV31 1ES (GB)