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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Claude O. Clerc, Marlborough, MA (US);
Gerald Fredrickson, Westford, MA (US);
Mark Boden, Harrisville, RI (US);
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61L 27/58 (2006.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/58 (2013.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61L 31/148 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0076 (2013.01); A61F 2220/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stent having an inner surface and an outer surface, at least a portion of the outer surface of the stent comprising a dissolvable adhesive polymer or a degradable adhesive polymer disposed on at least a portion of the outer surface of the stent, the adhesive is activated by exposure to an aqueous environment, the dissolvable adhesive polymer dissolves over time in an aqueous environment, the dissolvable adhesive polymer or the degradable adhesive polymer has a surface tack of about 2 psi to about 14 psi.