Patent 9265635 was granted and assigned to Boston Scientific on February, 2016 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A stent comprising a radially expandable elongate tubular support structure, the elongate tubular support structure comprising an inner surface and an outer surface and an anchoring element disposed on at least a portion of the outer surface of the tubular support structure, the anchoring element is separate and removable from the elongate tubular support structure.