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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2010
Xiaoping Guo, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
James V. Kauphusman, Newport Beach, CA (US);
David P. Johnson, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Karen L. Armstrong, Maple Plain, MN (US);
Xiaoping Guo, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
James V. Kauphusman, Newport Beach, CA (US);
David P. Johnson, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Karen L. Armstrong, Maple Plain, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
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.