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US 2008/0287984 A1Published application
Medical balloons and methods of making the same
OwnerJan Weber, Liliana Atanasoskainventors
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Abstract
Medical balloons are provided that have enhanced properties, such as thinner walls, enhanced tensile strength, and/or electrical conductivity. Methods are also disclosed.
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A medical balloon comprising:
- a balloon wall comprising a composite material comprising
- a polymeric material;
- and
- a filler within the polymeric material,
- wherein the polymeric material comprises a reaction product of a first polymeric material comprising first polymer chains having a plurality of carboxylic acid groups, and a second polymeric material comprising second polymer chains having a plurality of amino groups, hydroxyl groups, thiol groups, or mixtures of these groups.
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A medical balloon comprising:
- a balloon wall comprising a composite material comprising
- a polymeric material;
- and
- a filler within the polymeric material,
- wherein the composite polymeric material has a conductivity of greater than 40 S/cm.
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A medical balloon comprising:
- a balloon wall comprising a composite material comprising
- a polymeric material;
- and
- a filler within the polymeric material,
- wherein the composite polymeric material has a tensile strength of greater than 40 MPa.
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A method of making a medical balloon, the method comprising:
- providing a substrate;
- and
- depositing first and second polymeric materials and/or a reaction product of the first and second polymeric materials onto the substrate,
- wherein first polymeric material comprises first polymer chains having a plurality of carboxylic acid groups, and the second polymeric material comprises second polymer chains having a plurality of amino groups, hydroxyl groups, thiol groups, or mixtures of these groups.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.