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(88) Date of publication A3: 17.07.2025 (43) Date of publication: 21.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/43 (21) Application number: 24904736.6 (22) Date of filing: 10.12.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 17/22(2006.01) A61B 17/221(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 17/221; A61B 17/22012; A61B 17/2202; A61B 2217/005; A61B 2017/2212; A61B 2017/2215; A61B 2017/003 (86) International application number: PCT/US2024/059395 (87) International publication number: WO 2025/128583 (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: 11.12.2023 US 202363608762 P 12.12.2023 US 202363609174 P (71) Applicant: SonoVascular, Inc. Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517 (US)

(72) Inventors: RUPRECHT, Jacob Clark Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517 (US) STRINGER, Bradley James Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517 (US) RANSHAW, John William Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517 (US) HOLBROOK, Kevin Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517 (US) NICHOLS, Craig Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517 (US) FEDDEMA, David Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517 (US) HANENBURG, Amy Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517 (US) BATMAN, Katie Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517 (US) HARDER, Lucas Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517 (US) SLETTEHAUGH, Zoey Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517 (US) PURCELL, Leslie Segal Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517 (US) (74) Representative: Zacco Sweden AB  P.O. Box 5581 Löjtnantsgatan 21 114 85 Stockholm 114 85 Stockholm (SE)