ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,507, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to BIOTYX MEDICAL (SHENZHEN) Co. LTD (Shenzhen, China).
"Absorbable stent" was invented by Wenjiao Lin (Shenzhen, China) and Wenchao Fu (Shenzhen, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An absorbable stent includes an absorbable matrix. The matrix includes a number of wave-shaped rings connected by connection units and arranged in an axial direction. The wave-shaped ring includes a number of waves arranged in a circumferential direction. A peak, a valley and a support connecting the peak and the valley form the wave. Two adjacent wave-shaped rings and the connection unit form a closed side supportin...