St Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc

Karen L Armstrong

James V Kauphusman

Xiaoping Guo

David P Johnson

In various embodiments, a surgical catheter is provided. The catheter may comprise one or more hydrophobic barrier layers made from an ethylene-pertfluoroethylenepropylene ('EFEP') copolymer. Additionally, the catheter may comprise another polymer layer made from a reactive polar polymer. In at least one embodiment, the reactive polar polymer may be a modified-poly(ether block amide) ('PEBA') copolymer, such as an amine-terminated PEBA. Moreover, in various embodiments, a composition is provided that may comprise a reactive polar polymer bonded to an EFEP copolymer.

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Karen L Armstrong