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(43) Date of publication: 14.05.2025 Bulletin 2025/20 (21) Application number: 23738183.5 (22) Date of filing: 30.06.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 18/14(2006.01) A61B 90/00(2016.01) A61B 90/30(2016.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 18/14; A61B 90/98; A61B 2090/309; A61B 2090/0803; A61B 18/1402 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2023/056850 (87) International publication number: WO 2024/009194 (11.01.2024 Gazette 2024/02)

(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: 05.07.2022 US 202263358382 P 21.06.2023 US 202318338696 (71) Applicant: Medtronic, Inc Minneapolis, MN 55432 (US)	(72) Inventor: MIRI, Mohammad Louisville, Colorado 80027 (US) (74) Representative: Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte  Am Brauhaus 8 01099 Dresden 01099 Dresden (DE)