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(43) Date of publication: 05.02.2025 Bulletin 2025/06 (21) Application number: 23720506.7 (22) Date of filing: 28.03.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 18/14(2006.01) A61B 18/00(2006.01) A61B 18/12(2006.01) A61B 17/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 18/1492; A61B 18/1206; A61B 2018/124; A61B 2018/1407; A61B 2018/00214; A61B 2018/00613; A61B 2018/00577; A61B 2018/00351; A61B 2018/00839; A61B 2017/00053; A61B 2018/00755 (86) International application number: PCT/US2023/065044 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/192863 (05.10.2023 Gazette 2023/40)

(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: 29.03.2022 US 202263324761 P 27.03.2023 US 202318190695 (71) Applicant: Medtronic, Inc Minneapolis, MN 55432 (US)	(72) Inventors: STEWART, Mark, T. Minneapolis, MN 55432 (US) HOWARD, Brian, T. Minneapolis, MN 55432 (US) LASKE, Timothy, G. Minneapolis, MN 55432 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  P.O. Box 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)