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(11) EP 4 823 487 A1

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

(21) Application number: 24827354.2

(22) Date of filing: 22.11.2024
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61F 2/24(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A61F 2/2418; A61F 2/2433; A61F 2230/0054; A61F 2250/0039; A61F 2230/0078; A61F 2230/001; A61F 2002/068
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2024/057004
(87) International publication number:
WO 2025/128309 (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 202363609446 P

(71) Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
St. Paul MN 55117 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • REIMER, Jay
    Shoreview, Minnesota 55126 (US)
  • MOORE, Brandon
    Louis Park, Minnesota 55416 (US)
  • SCHUMAN, Victoria
    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55410 (US)
  • OLSOE, Jaron
    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55405 (US)
  • MORRISSEY, Michael
    St. Paul, Minnesota 55116 (US)

(74) Representative: Gill Jennings & Every LLP 
The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES
London EC2A 2ES (GB)

   


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