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(11) EP 4 680 123 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
21.01.2026 Bulletin 2026/04

(21) Application number: 23714200.5

(22) Date of filing: 13.03.2023
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 10/02(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A61B 10/0275; A61B 2010/0208; A61B 2010/0225; A61B 10/0283
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2023/064220
(87) International publication number:
WO 2024/191454 (19.09.2024 Gazette 2024/38)
(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

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

(72) Inventors:
  • BOYLE, Brian C.
    Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417 (US)
  • GLASPIE, Koltin
    Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417 (US)

(74) Representative: Hoffmann Eitle 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30
81925 München
81925 München (DE)

   


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