MEDICAL DEVICES INCLUDING POLYISOBUTYLENE BASED POLYMERS AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF
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1. An implantable medical lead comprising:
- an elongated lead body comprising a lumen, at least one conductor disposed within the lumen and at least one electrode operatively coupled to the conductor and disposed along the lead body, wherein the lead body has a Shore hardness from about 30A to about 75D and comprises a polyisobutylene urethane, urea or urethane/urea copolymer comprising soft polymer segments and hard polymer segments;
wherein the soft polymer segments comprise a polyisobutylene segment and at least one additional polymer segment comprising a residue of;
a polyether diol, a fluorinated polyether diol, a fluoropolymer diol, a polyester diol, a polyacrylate diol, a polymethacrylate diol, a polysiloxane diol, a fluorinated polysiloxane diol, or a polycarbonate diol; and
wherein a weight ratio of soft segments to hard segments in the copolymer ranges from 50;
50 to 90;
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a medical electrical lead including an insulative lead body formed, at least in part, from a polyisobutylene urethane, urea or urethane/urea copolymer. In some applications, the lead body can include at least one outer tubular insulator and/or an inner elongated member formed from a polyisobutylene urethane, urea or urethane/urea copolymer. Portions of the lead body formed form the polyisobutylene urethane, urea or urethane/urea copolymer can be either extruded or molded.
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1. An implantable medical lead comprising:
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an elongated lead body comprising a lumen, at least one conductor disposed within the lumen and at least one electrode operatively coupled to the conductor and disposed along the lead body, wherein the lead body has a Shore hardness from about 30A to about 75D and comprises a polyisobutylene urethane, urea or urethane/urea copolymer comprising soft polymer segments and hard polymer segments; wherein the soft polymer segments comprise a polyisobutylene segment and at least one additional polymer segment comprising a residue of;
a polyether diol, a fluorinated polyether diol, a fluoropolymer diol, a polyester diol, a polyacrylate diol, a polymethacrylate diol, a polysiloxane diol, a fluorinated polysiloxane diol, or a polycarbonate diol; andwherein a weight ratio of soft segments to hard segments in the copolymer ranges from 50;
50 to 90;
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12. An implantable medical lead comprising:
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an elongated lead body comprising a lumen, at least one conductor disposed within the lumen and at least one electrode operatively coupled to the conductor and disposed along the lead body, wherein the lead body comprises a polyisobutylene urethane, urea or urethane/urea copolymer in each of a proximal region comprising a first Shore hardness, a middle region comprising a second Shore hardness and a distal region comprising a third Shore hardness; wherein the copolymer comprises soft polymer segments and hard polymer segments and wherein the soft polymer segments comprise a polyisobutylene segment and at least one additional polymer segment comprising a residue of;
a polyether diol, a fluorinated polyether diol, a fluoropolymer diol, a polyester diol, a polyacrylate diol, a polymethacrylate diol, a polysiloxane diol, a fluorinated polysiloxane diol, or a polycarbonate diol. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An implantable medical lead comprising:
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a flexible, elongated lead body comprising an inner tubular member including at least one longitudinal lumen therethrough; at least one conductor extending through the at least one lumen of the inner tubular member, the conductor including an electrode having an exposed surface relative to the lead body; and at least one polymeric component connected to at least one of the lead body, conductor and electrode, the at least one polymeric component comprising a polyisobutylene urethane, urea or urethane/urea copolymer, wherein the copolymer comprises soft polymer segments and hard polymer segments and wherein the soft polymer segments comprise a polyisobutylene segment and at least one additional polymer segment comprising a residue of;
a polyether diol, a fluorinated polyether diol, a fluoropolymer diol, a polyester diol, a polyacrylate diol, a polymethacrylate diol, a polysiloxane diol, a fluorinated polysiloxane diol, or a polycarbonate diol. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of manufacturing an implantable medical lead comprising:
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forming a lead body portion having a Shore hardness from about 30A to about 75D from a polymer material comprising a polyisobutylene urethane, urea or urethane/urea copolymer, wherein the copolymer comprises soft polymer segments and hard polymer segments in a weight ratio of from 50;
50 to 90;
10, wherein the soft polymer segments comprise a polyisobutylene segment and at least one additional polymer segment comprising a residue of;
a polyether diol, a fluorinated polyether diol, a fluoropolymer diol, a polyester diol, a polyacrylate diol, a polymethacrylate diol, a polysiloxane diol, a fluorinated polysiloxane diol, or a polycarbonate diol; andassociating the lead body portion with a conductor and an electrode connected to the conductor. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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