Styrene-isobutylene copolymers and medical devices containing the same

US9205271B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Shrojalkumar Desai · Little Canada, US
• Daniel J. Cooke · Roseville, US
• G. Shantanu Reddy · Minneapolis, US
• Mohan Krishnan · Shoreview, US
• Michael C. Smith · San Clemente, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 21, 2009
• Grant date: Dec 8, 2015
• Expiry date: Jul 25, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C08L75/08
• WIPO field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

In accordance with various aspects of the invention, copolymers comprising styrene and isobutylene monomers are used in the construction of implantable and insertable medical devices for electrical stimulation, including, for example, electronic signal generating components and electrical leads for such devices.