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EP 4 798 043 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 02.09.2026 Bulletin 2026/36 (21) Application number: 24804649.2 (22) Date of filing: 23.10.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 1/00(2006.01) A61B 1/31(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 1/31; A61B 1/00135; A61B 1/00148; A61B 1/00101; A61B 1/00089 (86) International application number: PCT/US2024/052584 (87) International publication number: WO 2025/090620 (01.05.2025 Gazette 2025/18)

(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: 23.10.2023 US 202363592227 P (71) Applicant: CONMED Corporation Largo, FL 33773 (US)	(72) Inventor: DAMATO, Daniel, P. Boston, MA 02215 (US) (74) Representative: Strehl & Partner mbB  Maximilianstrasse 54 80538 München 80538 München (DE)