Boston Scientific Stent Patent, EP4593769A1, Published Apr 15, 2026
Summary
The European Patent Office granted patent EP4593769A1 to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. for a stent system designed to maintain patency of a body lumen. The patent, published April 15, 2026, names inventors Folan, Root, McNern, and Tuck, and covers IPC classifications A61F 2/852, A61F 2/88, and A61M 27/00. Designation extends across all specified European member states including DE, FR, GB, and IT.
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The EPO issued patent publication EP4593769A1, formally granting Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. intellectual property rights over a stent system for maintaining body lumen patency. The patent names Martyn G. Folan, Jonathan Root, Louis McNern, and Daniel Tuck as inventors. The designation covers all EPC contracting states including Germany, France, and the United Kingdom.
Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. now holds enforceable patent rights in the designated European territories. Competitors developing similar stent technologies should review this grant for potential freedom-to-operate implications. Legal and IP teams should catalogue this patent against their own device portfolios.
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STENT SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING PATENCY OF A BODY LUMEN
Publication EP4593769A1 Kind: A1 Apr 15, 2026
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Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
Inventors
FOLAN, Martyn G., ROOT, Jonathan, MCNERN, Louis, TUCK, Daniel
IPC Classifications
A61F 2/852 20130101AFI20240503BHEP A61F 2/88 20060101ALI20240503BHEP A61M 27/00 20060101ALI20240503BHEP
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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
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