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==Patent Search Strategy==
===Control patents===
{|border "1" style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''S. No.'''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Patent/Publication No.'''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Publication Date (mm/dd/yyyy)'''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Assignee/Applicant'''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Title'''</font></center>
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>1</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220040117007%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20040117007&RS=DN/20040117007 US20040117007A1]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>06/17/2004</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| STS Biopolymers
| colspan="6" style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Medicated stent having multi-layer polymer coating
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>2</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6468649.PN.&OS=PN/6468649&RS=PN/6468649 US6468649B1]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>10/22/2002</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Scimed Life Systems
| colspan="4" style="padding:0.079cm;"| Antimicrobial adhesion surface
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>3</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220030153983%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20030153983&RS=DN/20030153983 US20030153983A1]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>08/14/2003</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Scimed Life Systems
| colspan="10" style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Implantable or insertable medical device resistant to microbial growth and biofilm formation
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>4</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220030153983%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20030153983&RS=DN/20030153983 US20090187254A1]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>07/23/2009</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Boston Scientific Scimed
| colspan="9" style="padding:0.079cm;"| Urological medical devices for release of urologically beneficial agents
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>5</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220090171465%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20090171465&RS=DN/20090171465 US20090171465A1]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>07/02/2009</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Boston Scientific Scimed
| colspan="7" style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Polymeric Regions For Implantable Or Insertable Medical Devices
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>6</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220080097349%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20080097349&RS=DN/20080097349 US20080097349A1]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>04/24/2008</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Boston Scientific Scimed
| colspan="7" style="padding:0.079cm;"| Partially soluble implantable or insertable medical devices
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>7</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=5554147.PN.&OS=PN/5554147&RS=PN/5554147 US5554147A]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>09/10/1996</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| CApHCO
| colspan="8" style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Compositions and devices for controlled release of active ingredients
|}
===Patent Classes===
{|border "1" style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <font color="#FFFFFF"><center>'''S.No.'''</center></font>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <font color="#FFFFFF"><center>'''Class No.'''</center></font>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <font color="#FFFFFF"><center>'''Class Type'''</center></font>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <font color="#FFFFFF"><center>'''Definition'''</center></font>
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>1</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ipc8/?level=a&lang=en&symbol=A61F0002000000&priorityorder=yes A61F2/00]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| IPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>2</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://v3.espacenet.com/eclasrch?classification=ecla&locale=en_gb&ECLA=a61f2/01d A61F2/01D]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| ECLA
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body-Filters implantable into blood vessels -Distal protection devices, i.e. devices placed distally in combination with another endovascular procedure, e.g. angioplasty or stending
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>3</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ipc8/?level=a&lang=en&symbol=A61F0002040000&priorityorder=yes A61F2/04]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| IPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents -Prostheses implantable into the body-Hollow or tubular parts of organs, e.g. bladders, tracheae, bronchi, bile ducts (A61F 2/18, A61F 2/20 take precedence; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>4</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ipc8/?level=a&lang=en&symbol=A61F0002060000&priorityorder=yes A61F2/06]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| IPC
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents -Prostheses implantable into the body-Hollow or tubular parts of organs, e.g. bladders, tracheae, bronchi, bile ducts (A61F 2/18, A61F 2/20 take precedence; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents-Blood vessels
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>5</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://v3.espacenet.com/eclasrch?classification=ecla&locale=en_gb&ECLA=a61f2/06p A61F2/06P]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| ECLA
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents -Prostheses implantable into the body-Hollow or tubular parts of organs, e.g. bladders, tracheae, bronchi, bile ducts (A61F 2/18, A61F 2/20 take precedence; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents-Blood vessels -Stent-graft or graft for the treatment of aneurysms (instruments for placement or removal; external stent or sleeve around aneurysm
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>6</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ipc8/?level=a&lang=en&symbol=A61F0002820000&priorityorder=yes A61F2/82]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| IPC
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents -Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>7</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ipc8/?level=a&lang=en&symbol=A61F0002840000&priorityorder=yes A61F2/84]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| IPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents -Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents -Instruments specially adapted for their placement or removal
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>8</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ipc8/?level=a&lang=en&symbol=A61F0002860000&priorityorder=yes A61F2/86]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| IPC
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents -Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents-Stents formed from wire-like elements
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>9</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ipc8/?level=a&lang=en&symbol=A61F0002880000&priorityorder=yes A61F2/88]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| IPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents -Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents-Stents formed from wire-like elements-formed as helical or spiral coils.
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>10</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ipc8/?level=a&lang=en&symbol=A61F0002900000&priorityorder=yes A61F2/90]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| IPC
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents -Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents-Stents formed from wire-like elements-the wire-like elements forming a net structure.
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>11</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ipc8/?level=a&lang=en&symbol=A61F0002920000&priorityorder=yes A61F2/92]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| IPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents -Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents-Stents in the form of a rolled-up sheet expanding after insertion into the vessel.
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>12</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ipc8/?level=a&lang=en&symbol=A61F0002940000&priorityorder=yes A61F2/94]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| IPC
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents -Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents-Stents retaining their form after locating in the predetermined place.
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>13</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ipc8/?level=a&lang=en&symbol=A61M0029000000&priorityorder=yes A61M29/00]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| IPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Devices for introducing media into, or onto, the body-Dilators with or without means for introducing media, e.g. remedies
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>14</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/uspc623/defs623.htm#C623S001100 623/1.1]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor-Arterial prosthesis (i.e., blood vessel)
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>15</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs623sf.htm?623_1.11&D&1&2 623/1.11]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor-Arterial prosthesis (i.e., blood vessel) -Stent combined with surgical delivery system (e.g., surgical tools, delivery sheath, etc.)
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>16</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs623sf.htm?623_1.12&D&1&2&3 623/1.12]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor-Arterial prosthesis (i.e., blood vessel) -Stent combined with surgical delivery system (e.g., surgical tools, delivery sheath, etc.) -Expandable stent with constraining means
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>17</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs623sf.htm?623_1.13&D&1&4 623/1.13]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor-Arterial prosthesis (i.e., blood vessel) -Stent in combination with graft
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>18</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs623sf.htm?623_1.14&D&1&4&5 623/1.14]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor-Arterial prosthesis (i.e., blood vessel) -Stent in combination with graft -Stent in combination with graft-Stent penetrating natural blood vessel
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>19</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs623sf.htm?623_1.15&D&1&6 623/1.15]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor-Arterial prosthesis (i.e., blood vessel) -Stent structure
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>20</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs623sf.htm?623_1.2&D&1&6&B 623/1.2]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor-Arterial prosthesis (i.e., blood vessel) -Stent structure -Self-expanding stent
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>21</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/uspc623/defs623.htm#C623S011110 623/11.11]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor-Implantable Prosthesis
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>22</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs623sf.htm?623_23.64&D&4L&8X 623/23.64]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor-Implantable Prosthesis-Hollow tubular part or organ (e.g., bladder, urethra, bronchi, bile duct, etc.)
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>23</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs623sf.htm?623_1.49&S&1&14#14 623/1.49]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor-Arterial prosthesis (i.e., blood vessel) -Made of synthetic material
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>24</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs623sf.htm?623_1.42&S&1&X#X 623/1.42]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor-Arterial prosthesis (i.e., blood vessel) -Drug delivery
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>25</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs606sf.htm?606_191&S&1&7Y#7Y 606/191]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Surgery-Instruments-Internal pressure applicator (e.g., dilator)
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>26</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs606sf.htm?606_200&S&1&7Y&87#87 606/200]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Surgery-Instruments-Internal pressure applicator (e.g., dilator) -With emboli trap or filter
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>27</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs606sf.htm?606_194&S&1&7Y&7Z&81#81 606/194]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Surgery-Instruments-Internal pressure applicator (e.g., dilator) -Inflatable or expandable by fluid-Inserted in vascular system
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>28</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs606sf.htm?606_195&S&1&7Y&7Z&81&82#82 606/195]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Surgery-Instruments-Internal pressure applicator (e.g., dilator) -Inflatable or expandable by fluid-Inserted in vascular system -Detachable from inflation means
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>29</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs606sf.htm?606_108&S&1&5N#5N 606/108]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Surgery-Instruments-Means for inserting or removing conduit within body
|}
===Concept Table===
{| border "1" style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''S.No. '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Concept1 '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Concept2 '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Concept3 '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''IPC classes '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''ECLA classes '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''US classes '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Assignee's names'''</font></center>
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>1</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| ureter
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| stent
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| microbes
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/86
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/82B
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 623/1.11
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Boston Scientific Scimed Inc
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>2</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| ureteral
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| strut
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| bacteria
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/82
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/84B
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 623/1.12
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Bactiguard AB
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>3</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| urethral
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| tubular wire
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/88
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/88B
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 623/1.13
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Scimed Life Systems
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>4</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| urethral
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| tubular body
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/90
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/06P
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 623/1.14
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| STS Biopolymers
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>5</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| implant
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/92
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/01D
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 623/1.15
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>6</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| prosthesis
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/94
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 623/1.2
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>7</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| endoprosthesis
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/02
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 623/23.64
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>8</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/04
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 623/23.66
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>9</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/06
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 623/23.7
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>10</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| A61M 29/00
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 606/108
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>11</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 606/191
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>12</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 606/194
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>13</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 606/195
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>14</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 623/1.42
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>15</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 623/1.49
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
|}
===Micropatent Database Search===
*Search queries are in english language
*Searched in: Miropatent
*Date of search: 8 February 2011
*Databases: USG USA EPA EPB WO JP DEG DEA DET DEU GBA FRA
{|border "1" style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''S.No. '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Concept '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Scope '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Search String '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''No. of Hits'''</font></center>
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>1</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Ureteral Stent
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Claims, Title and Abstract
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| (ureter* OR urether* OR ureth* OR uretr*) AND (stent* OR strut OR (tubular ADJ2 wire*1) OR (tubular ADJ1 body) OR implant OR endoprosthe* OR ((medical ADJ device) NEAR10 member)) NOT (balloon)
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <div align="right">3082</div>
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>2</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Ureteral Stent
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Full Spec.
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| (ureter* OR urether* OR ureth* OR uretr*) NOT (balloon)
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <div align="right">429732</div>
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>3</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Classes of stent
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| IPC, ECLA and US classes
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| A61F000206 OR A61F000202 OR A61F000204 OR A61F000282 OR A61F000284 OR A61F000286 OR A61F000288 OR A61F000290 OR A61F000292 OR A61F000294 A61F000206P OR A61F000292 OR A61F000282B OR A61F000284B OR A61F000288B OR 62300111 OR 62300112 OR 62300113 OR 62300114 OR 62300115 OR 62300012 OR 62302364 OR 60600108 OR 60600191 OR 60600194 OR 60600195
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <div align="right">62250</div>
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>4</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Combined query
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>-</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 2 AND 3
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <div align="right">3919</div>
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>5</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| German keywords
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Full Spec.
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| (Harnleiter OR Harnröhre OR Urethral) AND (stent* OR Strebe OR (röhrenförmigen ADJ2 Draht) OR (röhrenförmigen ADJ1 Körper) OR implantat OR Endoprothese OR ((medizinische ADJ Gerät) NEAR10 Mitglied))
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <div align="right">410</div>
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>6</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| French Keywords
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Full Spec.
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| (uretère OR urétérale OR urètre OR urétral) AND (stent* OR Support OR (Tubulaire ADJ2 wire*1) OR (Tubulaire ADJ1 Organe) OR implant OR Endoprothèse OR ((medical ADJ device) NEAR10 membres))
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <div align="right">86</div>
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>7</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Top Assignee
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>-</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| boston OR (vance ADJ products) OR (american ADJ medical) OR STS OR SRS OR angiotech OR cryolife OR SciMed
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <div align="right">23813</div>
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>8</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Combined query
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>-</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 7 AND 2
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <div align="right">1750</div>
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>9</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Top Inventors
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>-</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Chappa NEAR2 Ralph OR Gellman NEAR2 Barry OR Lye NEAR2 Whye OR Miller NEAR2 Kathleen OR Whitbourne NEAR2 Richard OR Devonec NEAR2 Marian OR Neisz NEAR2 Johann OR Porter NEAR2 Christopher OR Shalaby NEAR2 Shalaby OR Ollerenshaw NEAR2 Jeremy OR Lavelle NEAR2 Shay
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <div align="right">1839</div>
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>10</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Combined query
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>-</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 9 AND 3
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <div align="right">414</div>
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>11</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Combined query
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>-</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 1 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR 8 OR 10
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <div align="right">8102</div>
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>12</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Balloon and Catheter
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Claims, Title and Abstract
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| balloon OR catheter
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <div align="right">111489</div>
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>13</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Combined query
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>-</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 11 NOT 12
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <div align="right">6969 '''(2989 unique hits)'''</div>
|}
*'''F-term search'''
*Date of search: 9 February 2011
*Searched in time line :01/01/2005 to 09/02/2011
{|border "1" style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''S.No. '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Concept '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Theme '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Theme code '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Fterm '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Search string '''</font></center>
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''No. of hits '''</font></center>
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>1</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Stent
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>Medium introduction applicators</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 4C167
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| AA41
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>AA41*CC26</center>
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>258</center>
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>2</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Ureter
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 4C167
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| CC26
|}
*'''Non-Patent Search'''
*Searched in PubMed database
{|border "1" style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''S.No. '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Concept'''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Scope'''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Search string'''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Results'''</font></center>
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>1</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Ureteral stent
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Full text, and all MESH terms
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| (((ureteral) OR urethral) OR ureter) AND stent*
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>3942</center>
|}
==Dolcera Patent Analysis==
{|border "1" style="border-spacing:0;"
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''S.No. '''</font></center>
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Patent/Publication No.'''</font></center>
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Publication Date''' (mm/dd/yyyy)</font></center>
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Assignee/Applicant'''</font></center>
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Title'''</font></center>
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Dolcera Analysis'''</font></center>
|-
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>'''Problem'''</center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>'''Solution'''</center>
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 1
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220090187254%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20090187254&RS=DN/20090187254 US20090187254A1]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 07/23/2009
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| UROLOGICAL MEDICAL DEVICES FOR RELEASE OF UROLOGICALLY BENEFICIAL AGENTS
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| In previous attempts to develope a uerteral stent, encrustation was the problem associated with the stent. Along with this pain and discomfort by stent implantaion was there.
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| This invention provides a ueteral stent which release one or more urologically beneficial agents in effective amounts to reduce the problem of encrustation and pain related to stent.
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 2
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220090171465%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20090171465&RS=DN/20090171465 US20090171465A1]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 07/02/2009
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Polymeric Regions For Implantable Or Insertable Medical Devices
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| In previous attempts to develope a uerteral stent, encrustation was the problem associated with the stent. Along with this pain and discomfort by stent implantaion was there.
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| This invention provides a ureteral stent with a coating of a material(EVA) that reduces the discomfort caused by the stent during implantation.
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 3
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220080097349%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20080097349&RS=DN/20080097349 US20080097349A1]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 04/24/2008
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Partially soluble implantable or insertable medical devices
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| In previous attempts to develope a uerteral stent, encrustation was the problem associated with the stent. Along with this pain and discomfort by stent implantaion was there.
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Here the device (Stent) is provided with at least one surface that contains one or more depressions, which are at least partially filled with a soluble material. This makes stent more flexible and soft after implantation hence minimizing pain and discomfort after implantation or insertion.
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 4
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=5554147.PN.&OS=PN/5554147&RS=PN/5554147 US5554147A]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 09/10/1996
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| CApHCO, Inc.
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Compositions and devices for controlled release of active ingredients
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| During implantation of ureteral stent,pain and discomfort are the problem with previous stents. Also microbial or bacterial infection at the site of implantation was the problem.
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| In this invention stent is povided with a pH sensitive coating that includes antimicrobial agent to stop the infection. This coating also has the hydrogel property which Upon swelling, the hydrogel's coefficient of friction is reduced, and the polymer becomes slippery, this mechanism reduces the discomfort.
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 5
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6468649.PN.&OS=PN/6468649&RS=PN/6468649 US6468649B1]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 10/22/2002
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Antimicrobial adhesion surface
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| In prior art problem was the lack of the device which can remain in vivo for extended periods of time without losing its antimicrobial efficacy and which can provides protection against bacterial and fungal organisms for extended periods of time without leaching substances into a patient.
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| This invention provides a medical device with a hydrophobic coating that inhibits the growth of microbes for extended period of time.
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 6
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220030153983%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20030153983&RS=DN/20030153983 US20030153983A1]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 08/14/2003
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Implantable or insertable medical device resistant to microbial growth and biofilm formation
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| In previous attempts to develope a ureteral stent with coating the problem was the formation of biofilm and microbial growth.
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| The device of the present invention, therefore, overcomes the disadvantages associated with the use of coatings as discussed above, and provides a reduced risk of biofilm fouling that eventually results in encrustation, occlusion and failure of the device. In this invention medical device comprises at least one biocompatible matrix polymer region and bioactive agents comprising an antimicrobial agent and a microbial attachment/biofilm synthesis inhibitor.
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 7
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220030139800%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20030139800&RS=DN/20030139800 US20030139800A1]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 07/24/2003
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| None
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Stent assembly with therapeutic agent exterior banding
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| In earlier attempts for stent with a therapeutic property, the problem was the coating or the sheath (responsible for therapy) may covers side branch arteries, vessels, or other lumens extending from the main lumen in which the stent is installed. The sheath can reduce blood flow to or from the side branch and deliver medication into the side branch where it is unnecessary.
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| This invention provides a stent assembly with exterior banding for delivery of therapeutic agents that would overcome the previous disadvantages. Also this stent assembly which avoids side branch vessel blockage by a sheath, with increased drug storage capacity and allowing delivery of different drugs at different axial and radial locations.
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 8
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220040117007%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20040117007&RS=DN/20040117007 US20040117007A1]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 06/17/2004
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| STS Biopolymers, Inc.
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Medicated stent having multi-layer polymer coating
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| The problem associated with previous stent and their implantation was thrombus formation in vicinity of stent.
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| The stent assembly developed in this invention consistently provide therapeutic activity from the surfaces of stents in order to reduce the incidence of restenosis and thrombus formation after coronary stenting procedures in the clinic.
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 9
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?WO=1990013332 WO1990013332A1]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 11/15/1990
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| STENT WITH SUSTAINED DRUG DELIVERY
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Problem was to provide an intravascular stent that preserves vessel patency, inhibits luminal narrowing and at the same time stent can deliver a pharmaceutical agent to a specific body site or organ.
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| The stent assembly provided by this invention will release anticoagulants, antiplatelet drugs or drugs that inhibit excessive endothelial cell growth at the placement site, thereby preserving the vessels patency and inhibiting luminal narrowing.
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 10
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?WO=2001036008 WO2001036008A2]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 05/25/2001
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| STS BIOPOLYMERS, INC.
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| MEDICAL DEVICES COATED WITH ELASTIC POLYMERIC MATERIAL
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| The lack of flexibility, expandability and lubricity of coating surface was the problem with previous insertable medical device.
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| This invention provides a medical device with a polymeric coating adherent to the covering, such that the coating and covering possess desirable surface characteristics such as lubricity, or lack thereof, as well as flexibility, expandability and elasticity.
|}
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===Control patents===
{|border "1" style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''S. No.'''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Patent/Publication No.'''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Publication Date (mm/dd/yyyy)'''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Assignee/Applicant'''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Title'''</font></center>
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>1</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220040117007%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20040117007&RS=DN/20040117007 US20040117007A1]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>06/17/2004</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| STS Biopolymers
| colspan="6" style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Medicated stent having multi-layer polymer coating
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>2</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6468649.PN.&OS=PN/6468649&RS=PN/6468649 US6468649B1]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>10/22/2002</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Scimed Life Systems
| colspan="4" style="padding:0.079cm;"| Antimicrobial adhesion surface
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>3</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220030153983%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20030153983&RS=DN/20030153983 US20030153983A1]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>08/14/2003</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Scimed Life Systems
| colspan="10" style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Implantable or insertable medical device resistant to microbial growth and biofilm formation
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>4</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220030153983%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20030153983&RS=DN/20030153983 US20090187254A1]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>07/23/2009</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Boston Scientific Scimed
| colspan="9" style="padding:0.079cm;"| Urological medical devices for release of urologically beneficial agents
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>5</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220090171465%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20090171465&RS=DN/20090171465 US20090171465A1]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>07/02/2009</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Boston Scientific Scimed
| colspan="7" style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Polymeric Regions For Implantable Or Insertable Medical Devices
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>6</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220080097349%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20080097349&RS=DN/20080097349 US20080097349A1]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>04/24/2008</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Boston Scientific Scimed
| colspan="7" style="padding:0.079cm;"| Partially soluble implantable or insertable medical devices
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>7</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=5554147.PN.&OS=PN/5554147&RS=PN/5554147 US5554147A]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>09/10/1996</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| CApHCO
| colspan="8" style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Compositions and devices for controlled release of active ingredients
|}
===Patent Classes===
{|border "1" style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <font color="#FFFFFF"><center>'''S.No.'''</center></font>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <font color="#FFFFFF"><center>'''Class No.'''</center></font>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <font color="#FFFFFF"><center>'''Class Type'''</center></font>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <font color="#FFFFFF"><center>'''Definition'''</center></font>
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>1</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ipc8/?level=a&lang=en&symbol=A61F0002000000&priorityorder=yes A61F2/00]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| IPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>2</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://v3.espacenet.com/eclasrch?classification=ecla&locale=en_gb&ECLA=a61f2/01d A61F2/01D]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| ECLA
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body-Filters implantable into blood vessels -Distal protection devices, i.e. devices placed distally in combination with another endovascular procedure, e.g. angioplasty or stending
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>3</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ipc8/?level=a&lang=en&symbol=A61F0002040000&priorityorder=yes A61F2/04]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| IPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents -Prostheses implantable into the body-Hollow or tubular parts of organs, e.g. bladders, tracheae, bronchi, bile ducts (A61F 2/18, A61F 2/20 take precedence; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>4</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ipc8/?level=a&lang=en&symbol=A61F0002060000&priorityorder=yes A61F2/06]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| IPC
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents -Prostheses implantable into the body-Hollow or tubular parts of organs, e.g. bladders, tracheae, bronchi, bile ducts (A61F 2/18, A61F 2/20 take precedence; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents-Blood vessels
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>5</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://v3.espacenet.com/eclasrch?classification=ecla&locale=en_gb&ECLA=a61f2/06p A61F2/06P]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| ECLA
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents -Prostheses implantable into the body-Hollow or tubular parts of organs, e.g. bladders, tracheae, bronchi, bile ducts (A61F 2/18, A61F 2/20 take precedence; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents-Blood vessels -Stent-graft or graft for the treatment of aneurysms (instruments for placement or removal; external stent or sleeve around aneurysm
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>6</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ipc8/?level=a&lang=en&symbol=A61F0002820000&priorityorder=yes A61F2/82]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| IPC
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents -Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>7</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ipc8/?level=a&lang=en&symbol=A61F0002840000&priorityorder=yes A61F2/84]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| IPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents -Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents -Instruments specially adapted for their placement or removal
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>8</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ipc8/?level=a&lang=en&symbol=A61F0002860000&priorityorder=yes A61F2/86]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| IPC
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents -Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents-Stents formed from wire-like elements
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>9</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ipc8/?level=a&lang=en&symbol=A61F0002880000&priorityorder=yes A61F2/88]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| IPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents -Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents-Stents formed from wire-like elements-formed as helical or spiral coils.
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>10</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ipc8/?level=a&lang=en&symbol=A61F0002900000&priorityorder=yes A61F2/90]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| IPC
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents -Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents-Stents formed from wire-like elements-the wire-like elements forming a net structure.
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>11</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ipc8/?level=a&lang=en&symbol=A61F0002920000&priorityorder=yes A61F2/92]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| IPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents -Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents-Stents in the form of a rolled-up sheet expanding after insertion into the vessel.
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>12</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ipc8/?level=a&lang=en&symbol=A61F0002940000&priorityorder=yes A61F2/94]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| IPC
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. Stents -Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents-Stents retaining their form after locating in the predetermined place.
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>13</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ipc8/?level=a&lang=en&symbol=A61M0029000000&priorityorder=yes A61M29/00]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| IPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Devices for introducing media into, or onto, the body-Dilators with or without means for introducing media, e.g. remedies
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>14</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/uspc623/defs623.htm#C623S001100 623/1.1]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor-Arterial prosthesis (i.e., blood vessel)
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>15</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs623sf.htm?623_1.11&D&1&2 623/1.11]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor-Arterial prosthesis (i.e., blood vessel) -Stent combined with surgical delivery system (e.g., surgical tools, delivery sheath, etc.)
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>16</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs623sf.htm?623_1.12&D&1&2&3 623/1.12]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor-Arterial prosthesis (i.e., blood vessel) -Stent combined with surgical delivery system (e.g., surgical tools, delivery sheath, etc.) -Expandable stent with constraining means
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>17</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs623sf.htm?623_1.13&D&1&4 623/1.13]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor-Arterial prosthesis (i.e., blood vessel) -Stent in combination with graft
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>18</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs623sf.htm?623_1.14&D&1&4&5 623/1.14]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor-Arterial prosthesis (i.e., blood vessel) -Stent in combination with graft -Stent in combination with graft-Stent penetrating natural blood vessel
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>19</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs623sf.htm?623_1.15&D&1&6 623/1.15]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor-Arterial prosthesis (i.e., blood vessel) -Stent structure
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>20</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs623sf.htm?623_1.2&D&1&6&B 623/1.2]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor-Arterial prosthesis (i.e., blood vessel) -Stent structure -Self-expanding stent
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>21</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/uspc623/defs623.htm#C623S011110 623/11.11]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor-Implantable Prosthesis
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>22</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs623sf.htm?623_23.64&D&4L&8X 623/23.64]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor-Implantable Prosthesis-Hollow tubular part or organ (e.g., bladder, urethra, bronchi, bile duct, etc.)
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>23</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs623sf.htm?623_1.49&S&1&14#14 623/1.49]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor-Arterial prosthesis (i.e., blood vessel) -Made of synthetic material
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>24</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs623sf.htm?623_1.42&S&1&X#X 623/1.42]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor-Arterial prosthesis (i.e., blood vessel) -Drug delivery
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>25</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs606sf.htm?606_191&S&1&7Y#7Y 606/191]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Surgery-Instruments-Internal pressure applicator (e.g., dilator)
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>26</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs606sf.htm?606_200&S&1&7Y&87#87 606/200]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Surgery-Instruments-Internal pressure applicator (e.g., dilator) -With emboli trap or filter
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>27</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs606sf.htm?606_194&S&1&7Y&7Z&81#81 606/194]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Surgery-Instruments-Internal pressure applicator (e.g., dilator) -Inflatable or expandable by fluid-Inserted in vascular system
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>28</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs606sf.htm?606_195&S&1&7Y&7Z&81&82#82 606/195]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Surgery-Instruments-Internal pressure applicator (e.g., dilator) -Inflatable or expandable by fluid-Inserted in vascular system -Detachable from inflation means
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>29</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/shadowFiles/defs606sf.htm?606_108&S&1&5N#5N 606/108]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| USPC
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Surgery-Instruments-Means for inserting or removing conduit within body
|}
===Concept Table===
{| border "1" style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''S.No. '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Concept1 '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Concept2 '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Concept3 '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''IPC classes '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''ECLA classes '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''US classes '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Assignee's names'''</font></center>
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>1</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| ureter
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| stent
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| microbes
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/86
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/82B
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 623/1.11
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Boston Scientific Scimed Inc
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>2</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| ureteral
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| strut
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| bacteria
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/82
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/84B
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 623/1.12
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Bactiguard AB
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>3</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| urethral
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| tubular wire
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/88
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/88B
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 623/1.13
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Scimed Life Systems
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>4</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| urethral
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| tubular body
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/90
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/06P
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 623/1.14
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| STS Biopolymers
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>5</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| implant
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/92
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/01D
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 623/1.15
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>6</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| prosthesis
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/94
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 623/1.2
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>7</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| endoprosthesis
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/02
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 623/23.64
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>8</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/04
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 623/23.66
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>9</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| A61F 2/06
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 623/23.7
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>10</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| A61M 29/00
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 606/108
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>11</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 606/191
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>12</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 606/194
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>13</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 606/195
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>14</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 623/1.42
| style="padding:0.079cm;"|
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>15</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 623/1.49
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"|
|}
===Micropatent Database Search===
*Search queries are in english language
*Searched in: Miropatent
*Date of search: 8 February 2011
*Databases: USG USA EPA EPB WO JP DEG DEA DET DEU GBA FRA
{|border "1" style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''S.No. '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Concept '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Scope '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Search String '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''No. of Hits'''</font></center>
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>1</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Ureteral Stent
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Claims, Title and Abstract
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| (ureter* OR urether* OR ureth* OR uretr*) AND (stent* OR strut OR (tubular ADJ2 wire*1) OR (tubular ADJ1 body) OR implant OR endoprosthe* OR ((medical ADJ device) NEAR10 member)) NOT (balloon)
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <div align="right">3082</div>
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>2</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Ureteral Stent
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Full Spec.
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| (ureter* OR urether* OR ureth* OR uretr*) NOT (balloon)
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <div align="right">429732</div>
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>3</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Classes of stent
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| IPC, ECLA and US classes
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| A61F000206 OR A61F000202 OR A61F000204 OR A61F000282 OR A61F000284 OR A61F000286 OR A61F000288 OR A61F000290 OR A61F000292 OR A61F000294 A61F000206P OR A61F000292 OR A61F000282B OR A61F000284B OR A61F000288B OR 62300111 OR 62300112 OR 62300113 OR 62300114 OR 62300115 OR 62300012 OR 62302364 OR 60600108 OR 60600191 OR 60600194 OR 60600195
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <div align="right">62250</div>
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>4</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Combined query
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>-</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 2 AND 3
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <div align="right">3919</div>
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>5</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| German keywords
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Full Spec.
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| (Harnleiter OR Harnröhre OR Urethral) AND (stent* OR Strebe OR (röhrenförmigen ADJ2 Draht) OR (röhrenförmigen ADJ1 Körper) OR implantat OR Endoprothese OR ((medizinische ADJ Gerät) NEAR10 Mitglied))
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <div align="right">410</div>
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>6</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| French Keywords
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Full Spec.
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| (uretère OR urétérale OR urètre OR urétral) AND (stent* OR Support OR (Tubulaire ADJ2 wire*1) OR (Tubulaire ADJ1 Organe) OR implant OR Endoprothèse OR ((medical ADJ device) NEAR10 membres))
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <div align="right">86</div>
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>7</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Top Assignee
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>-</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| boston OR (vance ADJ products) OR (american ADJ medical) OR STS OR SRS OR angiotech OR cryolife OR SciMed
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <div align="right">23813</div>
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>8</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Combined query
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>-</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 7 AND 2
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <div align="right">1750</div>
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>9</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Top Inventors
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>-</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Chappa NEAR2 Ralph OR Gellman NEAR2 Barry OR Lye NEAR2 Whye OR Miller NEAR2 Kathleen OR Whitbourne NEAR2 Richard OR Devonec NEAR2 Marian OR Neisz NEAR2 Johann OR Porter NEAR2 Christopher OR Shalaby NEAR2 Shalaby OR Ollerenshaw NEAR2 Jeremy OR Lavelle NEAR2 Shay
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <div align="right">1839</div>
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>10</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Combined query
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>-</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 9 AND 3
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <div align="right">414</div>
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>11</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Combined query
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>-</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 1 OR 4 OR 5 OR 6 OR 8 OR 10
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <div align="right">8102</div>
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <center>12</center>
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Balloon and Catheter
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Claims, Title and Abstract
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| balloon OR catheter
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| <div align="right">111489</div>
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>13</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Combined query
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>-</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 11 NOT 12
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <div align="right">6969 '''(2989 unique hits)'''</div>
|}
*'''F-term search'''
*Date of search: 9 February 2011
*Searched in time line :01/01/2005 to 09/02/2011
{|border "1" style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''S.No. '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Concept '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Theme '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Theme code '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Fterm '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Search string '''</font></center>
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''No. of hits '''</font></center>
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>1</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Stent
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>Medium introduction applicators</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 4C167
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| AA41
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>AA41*CC26</center>
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>258</center>
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>2</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Ureter
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 4C167
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| CC26
|}
*'''Non-Patent Search'''
*Searched in PubMed database
{|border "1" style="border-spacing:0;"
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''S.No. '''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Concept'''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Scope'''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Search string'''</font></center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Results'''</font></center>
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>1</center>
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Ureteral stent
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Full text, and all MESH terms
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| (((ureteral) OR urethral) OR ureter) AND stent*
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>3942</center>
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==Dolcera Patent Analysis==
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| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''S.No. '''</font></center>
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Patent/Publication No.'''</font></center>
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Publication Date''' (mm/dd/yyyy)</font></center>
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Assignee/Applicant'''</font></center>
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Title'''</font></center>
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center><font color="#FFFFFF">'''Dolcera Analysis'''</font></center>
|-
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>'''Problem'''</center>
| style="background-color:#4f81bd;padding:0.079cm;"| <center>'''Solution'''</center>
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| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 1
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220090187254%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20090187254&RS=DN/20090187254 US20090187254A1]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 07/23/2009
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| UROLOGICAL MEDICAL DEVICES FOR RELEASE OF UROLOGICALLY BENEFICIAL AGENTS
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| In previous attempts to develope a uerteral stent, encrustation was the problem associated with the stent. Along with this pain and discomfort by stent implantaion was there.
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| This invention provides a ueteral stent which release one or more urologically beneficial agents in effective amounts to reduce the problem of encrustation and pain related to stent.
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 2
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220090171465%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20090171465&RS=DN/20090171465 US20090171465A1]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 07/02/2009
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Polymeric Regions For Implantable Or Insertable Medical Devices
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| In previous attempts to develope a uerteral stent, encrustation was the problem associated with the stent. Along with this pain and discomfort by stent implantaion was there.
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| This invention provides a ureteral stent with a coating of a material(EVA) that reduces the discomfort caused by the stent during implantation.
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 3
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220080097349%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20080097349&RS=DN/20080097349 US20080097349A1]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 04/24/2008
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Partially soluble implantable or insertable medical devices
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| In previous attempts to develope a uerteral stent, encrustation was the problem associated with the stent. Along with this pain and discomfort by stent implantaion was there.
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Here the device (Stent) is provided with at least one surface that contains one or more depressions, which are at least partially filled with a soluble material. This makes stent more flexible and soft after implantation hence minimizing pain and discomfort after implantation or insertion.
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 4
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=5554147.PN.&OS=PN/5554147&RS=PN/5554147 US5554147A]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 09/10/1996
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| CApHCO, Inc.
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Compositions and devices for controlled release of active ingredients
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| During implantation of ureteral stent,pain and discomfort are the problem with previous stents. Also microbial or bacterial infection at the site of implantation was the problem.
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| In this invention stent is povided with a pH sensitive coating that includes antimicrobial agent to stop the infection. This coating also has the hydrogel property which Upon swelling, the hydrogel's coefficient of friction is reduced, and the polymer becomes slippery, this mechanism reduces the discomfort.
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 5
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6468649.PN.&OS=PN/6468649&RS=PN/6468649 US6468649B1]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 10/22/2002
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Antimicrobial adhesion surface
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| In prior art problem was the lack of the device which can remain in vivo for extended periods of time without losing its antimicrobial efficacy and which can provides protection against bacterial and fungal organisms for extended periods of time without leaching substances into a patient.
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| This invention provides a medical device with a hydrophobic coating that inhibits the growth of microbes for extended period of time.
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 6
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220030153983%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20030153983&RS=DN/20030153983 US20030153983A1]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 08/14/2003
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Implantable or insertable medical device resistant to microbial growth and biofilm formation
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| In previous attempts to develope a ureteral stent with coating the problem was the formation of biofilm and microbial growth.
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| The device of the present invention, therefore, overcomes the disadvantages associated with the use of coatings as discussed above, and provides a reduced risk of biofilm fouling that eventually results in encrustation, occlusion and failure of the device. In this invention medical device comprises at least one biocompatible matrix polymer region and bioactive agents comprising an antimicrobial agent and a microbial attachment/biofilm synthesis inhibitor.
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 7
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220030139800%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20030139800&RS=DN/20030139800 US20030139800A1]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 07/24/2003
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| None
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Stent assembly with therapeutic agent exterior banding
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| In earlier attempts for stent with a therapeutic property, the problem was the coating or the sheath (responsible for therapy) may covers side branch arteries, vessels, or other lumens extending from the main lumen in which the stent is installed. The sheath can reduce blood flow to or from the side branch and deliver medication into the side branch where it is unnecessary.
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| This invention provides a stent assembly with exterior banding for delivery of therapeutic agents that would overcome the previous disadvantages. Also this stent assembly which avoids side branch vessel blockage by a sheath, with increased drug storage capacity and allowing delivery of different drugs at different axial and radial locations.
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 8
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220040117007%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20040117007&RS=DN/20040117007 US20040117007A1]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 06/17/2004
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| STS Biopolymers, Inc.
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| Medicated stent having multi-layer polymer coating
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| The problem associated with previous stent and their implantation was thrombus formation in vicinity of stent.
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| The stent assembly developed in this invention consistently provide therapeutic activity from the surfaces of stents in order to reduce the incidence of restenosis and thrombus formation after coronary stenting procedures in the clinic.
|-
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 9
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?WO=1990013332 WO1990013332A1]
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| 11/15/1990
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| STENT WITH SUSTAINED DRUG DELIVERY
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| Problem was to provide an intravascular stent that preserves vessel patency, inhibits luminal narrowing and at the same time stent can deliver a pharmaceutical agent to a specific body site or organ.
| style="background-color:#dce6f1;padding:0.079cm;"| The stent assembly provided by this invention will release anticoagulants, antiplatelet drugs or drugs that inhibit excessive endothelial cell growth at the placement site, thereby preserving the vessels patency and inhibiting luminal narrowing.
|-
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 10
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| [http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?WO=2001036008 WO2001036008A2]
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| 05/25/2001
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| STS BIOPOLYMERS, INC.
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| MEDICAL DEVICES COATED WITH ELASTIC POLYMERIC MATERIAL
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| The lack of flexibility, expandability and lubricity of coating surface was the problem with previous insertable medical device.
| style="padding:0.079cm;"| This invention provides a medical device with a polymeric coating adherent to the covering, such that the coating and covering possess desirable surface characteristics such as lubricity, or lack thereof, as well as flexibility, expandability and elasticity.
|}
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