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(11) EP 4 739 230 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
13.05.2026 Bulletin 2026/20

(21) Application number: 24840398.2

(22) Date of filing: 08.07.2024
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 17/3211(2006.01)
A61B 17/00(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A61B 17/3211; A61B 2017/00526; A61B 17/3213; A61B 2017/00725
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2024/037103
(87) International publication number:
WO 2025/014904 (16.01.2025 Gazette 2025/03)
(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: 07.07.2023 US 202363525637 P

(71) Applicant: Planatome, LLC
Phoenix, Arizona 85034 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • SPIRO, Clifford
    Phoenix, Arizona 85034 (US)
  • TOBIN, Timothy
    Phoenix, Arizona 85034 (US)
  • COATS, Eric
    Phoenix, Arizona 85034 (US)
  • FENDER, William
    Phoenix, Arizona 85034 (US)
  • JEFFCOAT, Keith
    Phoenix, Arizona 85034 (US)

(74) Representative: Barker Brettell LLP 
100 Hagley Road Edgbaston
Birmingham B16 8QQ
Birmingham B16 8QQ (GB)

   


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