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(43) Date of publication: 02.07.2025 Bulletin 2025/27 (21) Application number: 23773013.0 (22) Date of filing: 24.08.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61N 1/36(2006.01) A61N 1/372(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61N 1/36139; A61N 1/36171; A61N 1/36071; A61N 1/36167; A61B 5/388; A61N 1/36062; A61N 1/36017; A61N 1/36021; A61N 1/37235; A61B 5/395; A61B 5/686; A61B 5/4836; A61B 5/294; A61B 5/296 (86) International application number: PCT/US2023/031064 (87) International publication number: WO 2024/044326 (29.02.2024 Gazette 2024/09)

(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: 24.08.2022 US 202263373431 P 31.08.2022 US 202263374159 P (71) Applicant: Medtronic, Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US)

(72) Inventors: KHARAM, Aleksandra Pavlovna Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) LITVAK, Leonid M. 46733 Herzliya (IL) USORO, Joshua O. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) SHI, Alan Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) CLELAND, Andrew J. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) KRAMER, Jeffery M. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) MUELLER, Jerel K. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  P.O. Box 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)