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Endoprosthesis with select ceramic morphology

US7976915B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · US

Inventors

Torsten Scheuermann · Munich, DE
Michael Kuehling · Munich, DE
Umang Anand · Plymouth, US
Jaydeep Y. Kokate · Maple Grove, US
Samuel Robaina · Maple Grove, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 23, 2007
Grant date	Jul 12, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 28, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/1321
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An endoprosthesis, such as a stent, includes a ceramic, such as IROX, having a select morphology and composition.

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