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EP 4 680 168 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 21.01.2026 Bulletin 2026/04 (21) Application number: 23716046.0 (22) Date of filing: 17.03.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61F 9/007(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61F 9/00736; A61F 9/00745 (86) International application number: PCT/US2023/015460 (87) International publication number: WO 2024/196341 (26.09.2024 Gazette 2024/39)

(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: Verily Life Sciences LLC Dallas, TX 75019 (US)	(72) Inventor: TUMLINSON, Alexandre R. San Francisco, California 94080 (US) (74) Representative: Mewburn Ellis LLP  Aurora Building Counterslip Bristol BS1 6BX Bristol BS1 6BX (GB)