Balloon catheter shaft having high strength and flexibility
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1. A balloon catheter, comprising:
- an elongated shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the elongated shaft including a tubular member consisting essentially of biaxially oriented nonporous thermoplastic polymer having a Shore durometer hardness of less than about 75 D and greater than or equal to 63 D, the tubular member having an inflation lumen defined therein; and
a balloon sealingly secured proximate the distal end of the elongated shaft and having an interior in fluid communication with the inflation lumen.
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Abstract
Balloon catheter comprises an elongated shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the elongated shaft including a biaxially oriented nonporous thermoplastic polymer tubular member having a Shore durometer hardness of less than about 75 D with an inflation lumen defined therein. The balloon catheter also comprises a balloon sealing secured proximate the distal end of the shaft and having an interior in fluid communication with the inflation lumen.
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1. A balloon catheter, comprising:
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an elongated shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the elongated shaft including a tubular member consisting essentially of biaxially oriented nonporous thermoplastic polymer having a Shore durometer hardness of less than about 75 D and greater than or equal to 63 D, the tubular member having an inflation lumen defined therein; and a balloon sealingly secured proximate the distal end of the elongated shaft and having an interior in fluid communication with the inflation lumen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A balloon catheter having an elongated shaft and a balloon prepared by a process comprising:
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a) melt-extruding thermoplastic polymeric material having a Shore durometer hardness of less than about 75 D and greater than or equal to 63 D at an elevated temperature into a tube having a first outer diameter, a first inner diameter, and a tube lumen defined therein, and cooling the extruded tube to a temperature less than the elevated temperature of the melt-extrusion; b) placing the extruded tube within a capture member and biaxially orienting the polymeric material of the extruded tube by radially expanding the extruded tube with pressurized media in the tube lumen and axially expanding the extruded tube with a load applied on at least one end of the tube; and c) cooling the biaxially-oriented expanded tube to room temperature to form a tubular member having an inflation lumen defined therein; and d) sealingly securing a balloon proximate to a distal end of the tubular member, such that the tubular member forms at least a portion of the elongated shaft, the elongated shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, and the balloon has an interior of the balloon in fluid communication with the inflation lumen. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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