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US 2007/0191923 A1Published application
Medical balloons and methods of making the same
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsJan Weber, Liliana Atanasoska, Alexey Kondyurin
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Abstract
Medical balloons are provided that have enhanced properties, such as enhanced puncture and scratch resistance.
Claims40
A medical balloon, comprising:
- a balloon wall having a base polymer system with an integral modified region including carbonized base polymer material.
A balloon catheter, comprising:
- a balloon wall having a base polymer system with an integral modified region including a carbonized base polymer material.
A medical balloon exhibiting a D peak.
A method of making a medical balloon, comprising
- providing a polymer system;
- treating the polymer system by plasma immersion ion implantation;
- and
- utilizing the treated polymer system in a medical balloon.
1 more element
A method of making a medical balloon, comprising:
- providing a polymer system;
- treating the polymer system by ion implantation to modify the polymer system without substantial deposition of nonpolymer-system material;
- and
- utilizing the treated system in a medical balloon.
1 more element
A medical device, comprising:
- a base polymer system including coextruded polymers, the base polymer system having an integral modified region of carbonized base polymer system material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.