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(11) EP 4 815 812 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
07.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/41

(21) Application number: 24808664.7

(22) Date of filing: 18.11.2024
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 5/00(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A61B 5/0088; A61B 5/4547; A61C 17/228; A61C 17/02; A46B 15/0006; A46B 15/0036; A46B 2200/1066
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2024/082631
(87) International publication number:
WO 2025/114050 (05.06.2025 Gazette 2025/23)
(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: 27.11.2023 EP 23212342

(71) Applicant: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
5656 AG Eindhoven (NL)

(72) Inventor:
  • GOTTENBOS, Bart
    5656 AG Eindhoven (NL)

(74) Representative: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards 
High Tech Campus 34
5656 AE Eindhoven
5656 AE Eindhoven (NL)

   


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