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(43) Date of publication: 19.02.2025 Bulletin 2025/08 (21) Application number: 23722065.2 (22) Date of filing: 11.04.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 5/07(2006.01) A61B 17/70(2006.01) A61B 5/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 5/6878; A61B 5/686; A61B 5/4851; A61B 5/076; A61B 5/4566; A61B 17/7037 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2023/053713 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/199232 (19.10.2023 Gazette 2023/42)

(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: 12.04.2022 US 202263329982 P 07.12.2022 US 202218062867 (71) Applicant: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. Warsaw, IN 46582 (US)	(72) Inventors: METCALF, Newton H. Memphis, Tennessee 38111 (US) SIBY KURIAN, Arjun Memphis, Tennessee 38103 (US) DACE, Mark C. Collierville, Tennessee 38017 (US) ALLEY, Steven C. Germantown, Tennessee 38139 (US) (74) Representative: Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte  Am Brauhaus 8 01099 Dresden 01099 Dresden (DE)