Medical device balloons with improved strength properties and processes for producing same
US7029732B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC09K2323/06
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tubular parison for forming a medical device balloon. The parison is formed of a polymeric material, for instance a thermoplastic elastomer. The parison has an elongation at break which is not more than 80% of the elongation of the bulk polymeric material. The elongation of the parison is controlled by altering extrusion conditions. Balloons prepared from the parisons provide higher wall strength and/or higher inflation durability than balloons prepared from conventional parisons of the same material.
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