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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2017
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Pankaj Gupta, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Matt Glimsdale, St. Michael, MN (US);
Michael Meyer, Minnetrista, MN (US);
Kevin Dunne, St. Paul, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides improved medical delivery devices for delivering a medical device into a subject. In one embodiment, the medical delivery device includes a non-porous composite inner layer constructed of a lubricious material having a plurality of pores and a thermoplastic elastomer reflowed into the plurality of pores. In other embodiments, the medical delivery device further includes a thermoplastic elastomer coated braided metallic member surrounding the nonporous composite inner layer to provide strength and structure to the device.