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John Simpson0
Thomas Haslinger0
Jeong S. Lee0
Neftali Fernandez0
Date of Patent
May 21, 2013
0Patent Application Number
124789290
Date Filed
June 5, 2009
0Patent Citations Received
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Patent abstract
A balloon catheter having a multilayer catheter shaft is formed to have an inner layer and an outer layer, where the inner layer and outer layer are selected from materials that enhance the pushability of the catheter while preserving the flexibility. Using a combination of a high Shore D duromater value material and a lower Shore D duromater value material, various combinations of multilayer catheter shafts are disclosed utilizing different glass transition temperatures and block copolyamides to obtain the desired characteristics.
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