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(43) Date of publication: 12.02.2025 Bulletin 2025/07 (21) Application number: 23716065.0 (22) Date of filing: 20.03.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 18/12(2006.01) A61B 18/14(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 2018/0016; A61B 2018/00357; A61B 2018/00577; A61B 2018/00613; A61B 2018/00702; A61B 2018/00791; A61B 2018/00892; A61B 2018/00839; A61B 2018/00875; A61B 2018/00898; A61B 2018/124; A61B 18/1206; A61B 18/1492 (86) International application number: PCT/US2023/015678 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/192056 (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: 01.04.2022 US 202263326513 P 14.03.2023 US 202318183546 (71) Applicant: Medtronic, Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US)	(72) Inventors: STEWART, Mark T. NE Mounds View, Minnesota 55112 (US) HOWARD, Brian T. NE Mounds View, Minnesota 55112 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  P.O. Box 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)