=Insights=
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|Elastically deformable stents<br>Biodegradable polymer based stents<br>Porous polymer for long term implantation<br>Stent with variable hardness
|Biodegradable polymers<br>Shape memory alloys<br>General polymer based
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|Relatively late entrant with patents filed post mid 90s
|Early mover with patents filed in mid 80s
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|colspan = "2"|Increased patent activity since 2000
|Patent activity never gained traction
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|colspan = "2"|Large number of patents yet to be "productized"
|Few patents yet to be "productized"
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|colspan = "2"|Some products undergoing clinical trails
|No products undergoing clinical trails
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|colspan = "2"|Diverse range of products with variation in material <br>and structure
|Small product portfolio
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|colspan = "2"|Seem to be strengthening they market position
|Seem to be moving focus away from Ureteral stents market
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