ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,327, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).
"Biodegradable stent" was invented by Karim Tarabein (Shaker Heights, Ohio) and James J. Scutti (Arlington, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Medical stent designs are disclosed. An example stent includes a tubular scaffold having a proximal end and a distal end. The tubular scaffold includes a first filament extending between the proximal end and the distal end, the first filament including a first biodegradable region positioned adjacent to a second biodegradable region. Further, the first biodegradable region includes a first biodegradab...