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(43) Date of publication: 04.06.2025 Bulletin 2025/23 (21) Application number: 22777127.6 (22) Date of filing: 11.08.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61L 29/08(2006.01) A61L 29/16(2006.01) A61L 31/16(2006.01) A61L 29/14(2006.01) A61L 31/10(2006.01) A61L 31/14(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61L 29/085; A61L 29/148; A61L 29/16; A61L 31/10; A61L 31/16; A61L 31/148; A61L 2300/416; A61L 2300/434; A61L 2300/42; A61L 2300/45; A61L 2300/802   C-Sets: A61L 31/10, C08L 75/04; A61L 29/085, C08L 67/04; A61L 31/10, C08L 83/04; A61L 31/10, C08L 77/00; A61L 31/10, C08L 23/06; A61L 31/10, C08L 67/02; A61L 31/10, C08L 33/12; A61L 31/10, C08L 27/18; (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/074825 (87) International publication number: WO 2024/035435 (15.02.2024 Gazette 2024/07)

(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: Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 (US)

(72) Inventors: SULLIVAN, Vincent Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417 (US) XU, Qihua Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417 (US) SHERMER, Charles D. Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417 (US) DO, Hiep Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417 (US) LECY, Cyal Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417 (US) BOYLE, Melissa Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417 (US) GARCIA, Edgar Sanchez Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417 (US) COX, Jeremy Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417 (US) ROCKWOOD, Casey Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417 (US) DING, Song Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417 (US) DOS SANTOS, Tuane Cristina Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417 (US) (74) Representative: Hoffmann Eitle  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München 81925 München (DE)