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(43) Date of publication: 28.05.2025 Bulletin 2025/22 (21) Application number: 23843709.9 (22) Date of filing: 21.07.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/17(2006.01) A61B 18/14(2006.01) A61M 39/08(2006.01) A61B 17/90(2006.01) A61M 39/02(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 17/1615; A61B 2090/061; A61B 17/1671; A61B 2017/0042; A61B 17/3421; A61B 17/3472; A61B 2018/00577; A61B 2018/00339; A61B 18/148 (86) International application number: PCT/US2023/028321 (87) International publication number: WO 2024/020176 (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: 22.07.2022 US 202263391442 P (71) Applicant: Stryker Corporation Portage, MI 49002 (US)	(72) Inventor: KIDMAN, Beau Michael Kalamazoo, MI 49009 (US) (74) Representative: Röthinger, Rainer  Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB Schweigerstrasse 2 81541 München 81541 München (DE)