Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Medical device balloons containing thermoplastic elastomers
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Application No.: US653117Application Date: 1996-05-24
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Publication No.: US5797877APublication Date: 1998-08-25
- Inventor: Bruce Hamilton , Ronald A. Sahatjian
- Applicant: Bruce Hamilton , Ronald A. Sahatjian
- Applicant Address: MA Natick
- Assignee: Boston Scientific Corporation
- Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: MA Natick
- Main IPC: A61F2/958
- IPC: A61F2/958 ; A61L29/00 ; A61L29/04 ; A61M25/00 ; A61M29/00
Abstract:
A dilatation balloon and catheter for insertion into a bodily conduit. The catheter (10) includes shaft (12) and a dilatation balloon (24) at the distal end of the shaft. The balloon is inflated via a central lumen (14) in the shaft for delivery of a fluid inflation media. The balloon is fabricated from a combination of a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), preferably an engineering thermoplastic elastomer (ETE), with a non-compliant structural polymeric material. The combination may be a blend of the non-compliant structural polymer and the TPE. Alternatively, the combination may be a layered balloon having, for example, a non-compliant structural polymer inner layer and a soft, abrasion resistant, elastomeric outer layer. Methods for fabricating the balloon from the combination of a TPE and a non-compliant structural polymer are also disclosed.
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- USD334725S Cross Public/Granted day:1993-04-13
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