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(88) Date of publication A3: 07.12.2023 (43) Date of publication: 26.02.2025 Bulletin 2025/09 (21) Application number: 23792654.8 (22) Date of filing: 10.03.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61G 13/12(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61G 13/12; A61G 2200/14; A61B 6/0428; A61G 2200/34 (86) International application number: PCT/US2023/064116 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/205552 (26.10.2023 Gazette 2023/43)

(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: 19.04.2022 US 202263332368 P (71) Applicant: Smöltap, Inc. Providence, RI 02903 (US)	(72) Inventors: ALVERSON, Brian Barrington, RI 02806 (US) D'CRUZ, Ravi Stephen Seattle, WA 98105 (US) NELSEN, Daniel Bristol, RI 02809 (US) (74) Representative: Hofstetter, Schurack & Partner  Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei PartG mbB Balanstraße 73 / Haus 31A 81541 München 81541 München (DE)