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(43) Date of publication: 08.07.2026 Bulletin 2026/28 (21) Application number: 24765099.7 (22) Date of filing: 29.08.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 27/327(2006.01) A61B 5/1477(2006.01) G01N 35/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G01N 33/557; G01N 33/5438; G01N 27/27; G01N 27/283 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2024/074194 (87) International publication number: WO 2025/046017 (06.03.2025 Gazette 2025/10)

(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: 01.09.2023 DE 102023123620 29.11.2023 DE 102023133434 23.01.2024 DE 102024101875 (71) Applicant: Hexagonfab Limited Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0QH (GB)	(72) Inventors: ROMELE, Paolo Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0QH (GB) WHITELEY, Benjamin Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0QH (GB) CATLEY, Edward Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0QH (GB) WANG, Ruizhi Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0QH (GB) (74) Representative: Kraus & Lederer PartGmbB  Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15 80539 München 80539 München (DE)