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EP 4 798 092 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 02.09.2026 Bulletin 2026/36 (21) Application number: 24808440.2 (22) Date of filing: 25.10.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/70(2006.01) A61L 27/44(2006.01) A61B 17/86(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 17/866; A61B 17/7035; A61B 17/7031 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2024/060498 (87) International publication number: WO 2025/088550 (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: 26.10.2023 US 202363593383 P (71) Applicant: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. Warsaw, IN 46582 (US)	(72) Inventor: BALES, Joel Patrick Warsaw, Indiana 46582 (US) (74) Representative: Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte  Am Brauhaus 8 01099 Dresden 01099 Dresden (DE)