Boston Scientific Biodegradable Biliary Stent Patent Application
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Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. filed patent application US20260108344A1 for a biodegradable biliary stent. The invention comprises an elongated tubular member with at least one filament and a biodegradable anchoring material that overlays portions of the elongated tubular member including the first and/or second end regions. The application was published on April 23, 2026, naming five inventors: Rosangel Aimee Ramos Espinoza, Colby Harris, David Robert Wulfman, Justin Theodore Nelson, and Danielle Frankson. Filing date was October 14, 2025.
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Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. filed patent application US20260108344A1 for a biodegradable biliary stent with the USPTO. The application, published April 23, 2026, discloses a stent comprising an elongated tubular member with at least one filament and a biodegradable anchoring material overlaying portions of the tubular member including the end regions. Five inventors are named.\n\nPatent applicants and medical device manufacturers should note this publication as it indicates Boston Scientific's research direction in biodegradable stent technology for biliary applications. This is an application publication, not a granted patent, and does not create any compliance obligations.
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BIODEGRADABLE STENTS
Application US20260108344A1 Kind: A1 Apr 23, 2026
Assignee
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Inventors
Rosangel Aimee Ramos Espinoza, Colby Harris, David Robert Wulfman, Justin Theodore Nelson, Danielle Frankson
Abstract
An example of a biodegradable biliary stent may comprise an elongated tubular member having a first end region, a second end region, and an intermediate region disposed therebetween, the elongated tubular member comprising at least one filament; and a biodegradable anchoring material that is coupled to and overlays a portion of the elongated tubular member, wherein the biodegradable anchoring material is coupled to and overlays at least to the first end region, the second end region, or both the first end region and the second end region.
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A61F 2/04 A61L 31/10 A61L 31/148 A61F 2002/041 A61F 2210/0004 A61F 2210/0076 A61F 2220/0008 A61F 2240/001 A61F 2250/0031 A61L 2400/18
Filing Date
2025-10-14
Application No.
19357828
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