Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Scimed Life Systems, Inc.

Boston Scientific Corporation

Albert C. C. Chin

Lixiao Wang

Yiqun Wang

John Jianhua Chen

Albert C C Chin

Ian W Hunter

Michael S Banik

Dennis R Boulais

Lucien Alfred Couvillon, Jr

Ronald A Sahatjian

Stephen D Fantone

Peter L Dayton

Francis T Macnamara

Robert Burgmeier

Timothy J Mason

Ismail Guler

Richard M Wiesman

Daniel J Braunstein

Lucien A Couvillon, Jr

Richard J Clark

Patsy A Coppola, Iii

Frank J Anderson

Francis T MacNamara

David W Lodin

Luis J Maseda

Michael R Zocchi

Edward M Harris

John Sbardelli

Ian Castro

Richard M Wiseman

Andrew P Kirouac

Isamail Guller

Jr Lucien A Couvillon

Neil R Mehta

Anna E R Greaves

Daniel G Orband

Michael Saber

An endoscopic imaging system includes a reusable control cabinet having a number of actuators that control the orientation of a lightweight endoscope that is connectable thereto. The endoscope is used with a single patient and is then disposed. The endoscope includes an illumination mechanism, an image sensor and an elongate shaft having one or more lumens located therein. A polymeric articulation joint at the distal end of the endoscope allows the distal end to be oriented by the control cabinet. The endoscope is coated with a hydrophilic coating that reduces its coefficient of friction and because it is lightweight, requires less force to advance it to a desired location within a patient.

Endoscopic imaging system

Articulation joint

A medical device such as a tube or a balloon including wall structure with multiple layers. The wall structure can distribute stress, resulting in reduced defect propagation and failure.

Multilayer medical device

An inflatable medical balloon comprises a polymer matrix material and a plurality of fibers distributed in the matrix material. The plurality of fibers operatively adhere to the matrix material and provide reinforcement thereof. The fibers may be parallel or angularly oriented relative to the longitudinal balloon axis, and may be helically disposed thereabout. The fibers may be composed of material which has a greater tensile strength than the matrix material. The fibers may be microfibers formed by phase separation of a melt blend material during extrusion or polymer cores coextruded with the matrix material and surrounded thereby. The balloon may be formed of alternating layers of fiber-free polymer and layers of fiber-containing polymer.

Dimensionally stable balloons

A medical balloon composed of a micro-composite material which provides for radial expansion of a balloon to a predetermined extent, but which has minimal longitudinal growing during balloon inflation. The micro-composite material includes a fibril component, a matrix component, and optionally, a compatibilizer. The fibril component may preferably be liquid crystal polymer fibers randomly scattered through out the balloon material. The liquid crystal polymers are created by extrusion at high speed. An alternative fibril component may be a PET fibers which are uniformly spaced about the balloon material and extend through out the length of the balloon material tube.

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Newton, MA, United States of America

Albert C C Chin