Dilation catheter balloon made from pen based homopolymer or random copolymer
AssigneeSciMed Life Systems, Inc.
InventorsDavid A. Ferrera, Ronald A. Sahatjian, Andrew J. Campbell, Gerorge C. Michaels
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Abstract
A balloon for a medical device has a structural layer of a highly crystallized PEN polymer material. The PEN polymer material a polyethylene naphthalate homopolymer or a crystallizable copolyester made up of residues of ethylene glycol, naphthalene dicarboxylic acid (NDC) and at least one member of the group (PA) consisting of terephthalic acid and isophthalic acid. The NDC groups make up about 5% or more of the sum of NDC and PA groups in the copolymer. The balloon is characterized by an ability to withstand a hoop stress of at least 35,000 psi without bursting.
Claims16
A treatment method comprising
- providing a balloon mounted on a catheter at a site for treatment within a vascular system;
- and
- pressurizing the balloon to effect a treatment, wherein
- the balloon is pressurized to an inflation pressure which produces a hoop stress on the balloon wall of about 35,000 psi or more.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.