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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2003
Ziyun Chen, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Tai Cheng, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ketan Muni, San Jose, CA (US);
Udayan Patel, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert Saltman, Redwood City, CA (US);
Ziyun Chen, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Tai Cheng, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ketan Muni, San Jose, CA (US);
Udayan Patel, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert Saltman, Redwood City, CA (US);
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A combination of polymeric components provides desired characteristics in forming medical instruments such as catheters and balloons for dilatation catheters. For example, a balloon material is formed from a blend of polymeric components, including a first crystalline polymeric component and a second softening polymeric component. Where the first two components are generally incompatible, the balloon material can also include a third compatibilizing agent to facilitate blending the first two polymeric components together.