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(43) Date of publication: 28.05.2025 Bulletin 2025/22 (21) Application number: 22951480.7 (22) Date of filing: 20.07.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 5/28(2021.01) A61N 1/39(2006.01) A61N 1/365(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61N 1/36507; A61N 1/3625; A61N 1/37247; A61B 5/29; A61B 5/686; A61B 5/6869; A61B 5/0031; A61B 5/7435; A61B 5/352; A61B 5/353; A61B 5/366; A61B 5/7221; A61B 5/068; A61B 5/0245; A61B 5/339; A61B 5/746; A61B 5/4836; A61B 5/0006; A61B 5/35 (86) International application number: PCT/CN2022/106665 (87) International publication number: WO 2024/016202 (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 MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (71) Applicant: Medtronic, Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US)

(72) Inventors: CAO, Jian Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) ZHOU, Xiaohong Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) JAYE, Deborah Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) DEMMER, Wade Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) YELLAPPAN PADUA, Manjunathan Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) YANDRA, Kiran Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) LU, Hongyang Shanghai 201114 (CN) SHI, Tianyi Shanghai 201114 (CN) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  P.O. Box 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)