Patents Assigned to BOSTON SCIENTIFICE SCIMED, INC.
  • COMPRESSIBLE PARTICLES
    Publication number: 20090169641
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods that include providing a first particle having pores, the first particle having a first compression test value, and partially cross-linking the first particle to form a second particle having pores, the second particle having a second compression test value that is larger than the first compression test value by 25% or more, where a maximum dimension of the first particle is 5,000 microns or less, and a maximum dimension of the second particle is 5,000 microns or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFICE SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Goldi Kaul, Janel L. Lanphere, Robert E. Richard, Steve Keenan