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(43) Date of publication: 21.05.2025 Bulletin 2025/21 (21) Application number: 23843688.5 (22) Date of filing: 20.07.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61M 25/10(2013.01) A61B 17/22(2006.01) A61M 25/01(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 17/22; A61B 2017/22079; A61B 2017/22084; A61B 2217/005 (86) International application number: PCT/US2023/028248 (87) International publication number: WO 2024/020142 (25.01.2024 Gazette 2024/04)

(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: 21.07.2022 US 202263391067 P (71) Applicant: Silk Road Medical, Inc. Sunnyvale, CA 94089 (US)	(72) Inventors: STEELE, Brad Sunnyvale, CA 94089 (US) BROOKS, Abigail Sunnyvale, CA 94089 (US) SCHNEIDER, Blaine Sunnyvale, CA 94089 (US) (74) Representative: Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB  Siebertstrasse 3 81675 München 81675 München (DE)