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EP 4 798 065 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 02.09.2026 Bulletin 2026/36 (21) Application number: 24883240.4 (22) Date of filing: 23.10.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 5/1455(2006.01) A61B 5/00(2006.01) A61B 5/145(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 5/1455; A61B 5/7225; A61B 5/6824 (86) International application number: PCT/US2024/052553 (87) International publication number: WO 2025/090597 (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 202363545273 P (71) Applicant: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA 01609 (US)	(72) Inventors: GULER, Ulkuhan Shrewsbury, Massachusetts 01545 (US) TUFAN, Tuna B. Worcester, Massachusetts 01609 (US) MCNEILL, John A. Stow, Massachusetts 01775 (US) (74) Representative: Greaves Brewster LLP  Copa House Station Road Cheddar, Somerset BS27 3AH Cheddar, Somerset BS27 3AH (GB)