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US 2026/0090701 A1Published application
Friction reduction in implantable medical devices using fluids and oils
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsRyan V. Wales, Scott Edward Corbeil, Scott E. Brechbiel
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Abstract
In a general aspect, the techniques described herein relate to a medical device that includes a first elongated member that has an extruded outer jacket having an outer sidewall, where the extruded outer jacket includes a polymer material with a slip agent added to the polymer material.
Claims20
A medical device comprising:
- a first elongated member, the first elongated member including an outer jacket having an outer sidewall,
- wherein the outer jacket includes a polymer material with a slip agent added to the polymer material.
A method comprising:
- applying a lubricant to an outer sidewall of a polymer outer jacket of a first elongated member, wherein the polymer does not include PFAS;
- and
- inserting the first elongated member into a lumen of a second elongated member, wherein the lubricant reduces a frictional force between the second elongated member and the first elongated member when the first elongated member slides within the lumen of the second elongated member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.