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Bioerodible Magnesium Alloy Microstructures For Endoprostheses - EP2956180

The patent EP2956180 was granted to Boston Scientific on Aug 1, 2018. The application was originally filed on Feb 12, 2014 under application number EP14706247A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP2956180

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC
Application Number
EP14706247A
Filing Date
Feb 12, 2014
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Jun 29, 2018
Grant Date
Aug 1, 2018
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Patent Citations (8) New

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DESCRIPTIONUS2012059455
DESCRIPTIONUS6290721
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2012059455
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2013039805
OPPOSITIONEP1840235
OPPOSITIONUS2012059455
OPPOSITIONWO2012003502
OPPOSITIONWO2014001240

Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (7) New

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OPPOSITION- H. E. FRIEDRICH et al., "chapter 3 and Chapter 6", Magnesium Technology - Metallurgy, Design Data, Applications, (20060000), pages 92-103, - 288-315, XP055588544
OPPOSITION- H. HERMAWAN, "Chapter 3", Biodegradable Metals - From Concept to Applications, (20120000), pages 22 - 33, ISSN 2192-1091, XP055588538
OPPOSITION- LEE et al., "The Role of Solute in Grain Refinement of Magnesium", Metallur- gical and Material Transactions A, (20001100), vol. 31, no. 11, pages 2895 - 2906, XP019693543
OPPOSITION- P. W. SERRUYS et al., "Chapter 1, 2, and 7", Handbook of Coronary Stents THIRD EDITION, (20000000), pages 4-7, 12-17 - 56-61, ISBN 1 85317 802-0, XP055588555
OPPOSITION- RAD et al., "Characterization and corrosion behavior of biodegradable Mg-Ca and Mg-Ca-Zn implant alloys", Applied Mechanics and Materials, (20120000), vol. 121- 126, pages 568 - 572, XP055588566
OPPOSITION- WU et al., "The microstructure and properties of cyclic extrusion compression treated Mg-Zn-Y-Nd alloy for vascular stent application", Journal of the Mechanical Behaviour of Biomedical Materials, vol. 8, (20120000), pages 1 - 7, (20120103), XP028465162
OPPOSITION- LI et al., "Mechanical properties and microstructure of AZ31 Mg alloy pro- cessed by two-step equal channel angular extrusion", Materials Letters, (20050000), vol. 59, no. 18, pages 2267 - 2270, XP029209572

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