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(43) Date of publication: 02.09.2026 Bulletin 2026/36 (21) Application number: 24790728.0 (22) Date of filing: 26.09.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 34/10(2016.01) A61B 34/00(2016.01) A61B 34/20(2016.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 34/10; A61B 2034/104; A61B 2034/105; A61B 2034/108; A61B 34/20; A61B 2034/2051; A61B 2034/2065; A61B 2034/2063; A61B 34/25 (86) International application number: PCT/US2024/048517 (87) International publication number: WO 2025/090245 (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: 25.10.2023 US 202363545667 P (71) Applicants: Smith&Nephew, Inc. Memphis, Tennessee 38116 (US) Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG 6300 Zug (CH) Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited Singapore 138565 (SG)

(72) Inventors: NAVACCHIA, Alessandro Andover, Massachusetts 01810 (US) DUXBURY, Elizabeth A. Andover, Massachusetts 01810 (US) NETRAVALI, Nathan A. Andover, Massachusetts 01810 (US) (74) Representative: Appleyard Lees IP LLP  G Mill Dean Clough Industrial Park Halifax HX3 5AH Halifax HX3 5AH (GB)