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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
May. 08, 2020
Applicant:
Arkema France, Colombes, FR;
Inventors:
Rene-Paul Eustache, Combon, FR;
Frederic Malet, Lyons, FR;
Eric Gamache, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Alejandra Reyna-Valencia, Evreux, FR;
Damien Rauline, Saint-Quentin-des-Isles, FR;
Assignee:
ARKEMA FRANCE, Colombes, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 29/06 (2006.01); C08G 69/40 (2006.01); A61L 29/04 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 29/06 (2013.01); A61L 29/049 (2013.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61M 25/1029 (2013.01); C08G 69/40 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1084 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of a copolymer containing polyether blocks and polyamide blocks for manufacturing an inflatable catheter element, such as a catheter balloon, with improved bursting strength, in which said copolymer has the following characteristics: a number-average molecular mass of the PE blocks greater than 500 g/mol, and a number-average molecular mass of the PA blocks greater than 10,000 g/mol.