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(43) Date of publication: 21.01.2026 Bulletin 2026/04 (21) Application number: 24712307.8 (22) Date of filing: 11.03.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61N 1/05(2006.01) A61N 1/36(2006.01) A61B 5/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61N 1/3611; A61N 1/36139; A61B 5/4818; A61N 1/0548; A61B 5/1107; A61B 5/389 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2024/052342 (87) International publication number: WO 2024/189520 (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: GE KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 14.03.2023 US 202363490124 P (71) Applicant: Medtronic, Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US)	(72) Inventors: PETERSON, Erik J. MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota 55432 (US) LITVAK, Leonid M. MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota 55432 (US) SCHEINER, Avram MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota 55432 (US) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  P.O. Box 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)