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(43) Date of publication: 26.03.2025 Bulletin 2025/13 (21) Application number: 23731352.3 (22) Date of filing: 15.05.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 90/00(2016.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 2090/3991; A61B 90/50; A61B 2090/3983; A61B 90/39; A61B 17/863; A61B 17/8625; A61B 2017/564; A61B 17/7076 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2023/054974 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/223178 (23.11.2023 Gazette 2023/47)

(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: 16.05.2022 US 202263342325 P 13.04.2023 US 202318299835 (71) Applicant: Medtronic Navigation, Inc. Louisville, CO 80027 (US)	(72) Inventors: SCHWAMB, Jeffrey Louisville, Colorado 80027 (US) TEMNYK, Kristen Helena Louisville, Colorado 80027 (US) (74) Representative: Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte  Am Brauhaus 8 01099 Dresden 01099 Dresden (DE)