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(43) Date of publication: 18.06.2025 Bulletin 2025/25 (21) Application number: 22761846.9 (22) Date of filing: 10.08.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 1/00(2006.01) A61B 1/018(2006.01) A61B 1/005(2006.01) A61B 1/307(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 1/307; A61B 1/018; A61B 1/00133; A61B 1/0051; A61M 25/0136; A61M 25/0147 (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/039954 (87) International publication number: WO 2024/035401 (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: C.R. Bard, Inc. Murray Hill, NJ 07974 (US)	(72) Inventors: WOLFE, Justin Lawrenceville, Georgia 30044 (US) CANARY, Cecille Atlanta, Georgia 30308 (US) (74) Representative: M. Zardi & Co S.A.  Via G. B. Pioda, 6 6900 Lugano 6900 Lugano (CH)