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(11) EP 4 823 452 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
21.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/43

(21) Application number: 24821558.4

(22) Date of filing: 22.11.2024
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 17/00(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A61B 17/00491; A61B 17/0057; A61B 2017/0065
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2024/061727
(87) International publication number:
WO 2025/125953 (19.06.2025 Gazette 2025/25)
(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: 13.12.2023 US 202363609518 P

(71) Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN 55432-5604 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • PRUSENER, Derek W.
    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US)
  • BAXTER, Jonathan E.
    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US)
  • HOLM, Mikayle A.
    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US)
  • SEIFERT, Kevin R.
    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55432 (US)

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