== Inferences ==
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|bgcolor = "#538ED5"|<font size = "4">'''Boston Scientific'''</font>
|bgcolor = "#538ED5"|<font size = "4">'''C R BARD'''</font>
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|align = "center" bgcolor = "#538ED5" rowspan = "6"|'''Inference'''
|Relatively late entrant with patents filed post mid 90s
|colspan = "2"|Early mover with patents filed in mid 80s
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|Increased patent activity since 2000
|colspan = "2"|Patent activity never gained traction
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|Large number of patents yet to be "productized"
|colspan = "2"|Few patents yet to be "productized"
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|Some products undergoing clinical trails
|colspan = "2"|No products undergoing clinical trails
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|Diverse range of products with variation in material <br>and structure
|colspan = "2"|Small product portfolio
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|Seem to be strengthening they market position
|colspan = "2"|Seem to be moving focus away from Ureteral stents market
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