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(43) Date of publication: 07.05.2025 Bulletin 2025/19 (21) Application number: 23832539.3 (22) Date of filing: 28.06.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 2/958(2013.01) A61M 25/00(2006.01) A61M 25/10(2013.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61F 2/966; A61F 2/958; A61F 2/9517; A61F 2002/9583 (86) International application number: PCT/US2023/069245 (87) International publication number: WO 2024/006817 (04.01.2024 Gazette 2024/01)

(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: 30.06.2022 US 202263367411 P (71) Applicant: MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. South Jordan, UT 84095 (US)	(72) Inventors: HALL, John Salt Lake, Utah 84054 (US) MOWER, Wayne Bountiful, Utah 84010 (US) CINDRICH, Christopher Highland, Utah 84003 (US) (74) Representative: Cleveland Scott York  5 Norwich Street London EC4A 1DR London EC4A 1DR (GB)