MUMBAI, India, Sept. 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202418006470 A) filed by Qapel Medical, Inc. on January 31, 2024, for Tubular Structures With Variable Support.
Inventors include Krolik, Jeffery; and Khokhar, Rajan.
The application for the patent was published on September 25, 2026, under issue no. 39/2026.
Abstract: A lumenal element configured to transit a body lumen comprising a lumenal member (102) and an outer member (200) disposed over at least part of the lumenal member with a structural support (350), e.g. a mesh or stent, having a facing surface facing a surface of the lumenal member and wherein the facing surface includes at least one non-smooth surface portion, discontinuity, or non-un...