公开(公告)号：US11160907B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-02

申请号：US16091040

申请日：2017-03-02

Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.

Inventor： Suping Lyu ,  XiangJi Chen ,  Jing Chen ,  Haining Na ,  Jin Zhu

IPC: C08L75/04 ,  A61L29/04 ,  A61N1/05 ,  A61L29/14 ,  A61M25/00

Abstract: A medical device, a method for preparation thereof, and use thereof are provided. The medical device comprises a thermoplastic elastomer that is composed of soft segments and hard segments. The method for preparing a medical device comprising a thermoplastic elastomer, comprises forming the thermoplastic elastomer into tubing or other shapes via extrusion, molding, or coating, assembling the tubing or other shapes with other parts including: cables, coils, coated cables, or coated coils, and bonding the tubing, cables, or coils with other components including: other tubing components, cables, coils, sleeves, electrical pulse generator, defibrillation shock generator, electrodes, sensors, or drug release components. The medical device is used for correcting cardiac rhythm, defibrillating, assisting hearts, sensing, stimulating neurological systems, gastrointestinal system, or skeletomuscular tissues or organs.