Medical Stent with Post Intervention Increasing Diameter
Summary
European Patent Office published patent application EP4447877A1 for a medical stent designed to increase diameter post-intervention. Applicant is Koninklijke Philips N.V. The invention relates to prosthetic implant technology in the A61F classification.
What changed
The European Patent Office published EP4447877A1, a patent application for a medical stent configured to increase in diameter following intervention. The applicant is Koninklijke Philips N.V. with inventor UBACHS, Rene Leonardus Jacobus Marie. The technology is classified under A61F 2/90 and covers prosthetic implants.
This is a patent publication notice with no compliance requirements. Medical device manufacturers and healthcare providers involved in stent technology should be aware of this published application for prior art and freedom-to-operate considerations.
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MEDICAL STENT WITH POST INTERVENTION INCREASING DIAMETER
Publication EP4447877A1 Kind: A1 Mar 25, 2026
Applicants
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Inventors
UBACHS, Rene Leonardus Jacobus Marie
IPC Classifications
A61F 2/90 20130101AFI20230623BHEP
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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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