Global Patent Index - EP 1011744 A2

EP 1011744 A2 20000628 - POLYETHER BLOCK AMIDE CATHETER BALLOONS

Title (en)

POLYETHER BLOCK AMIDE CATHETER BALLOONS

Title (de)

POLYETHER BLOCK-AMID-POLYMERKATHETERBALLONE

Title (fr)

BALLONNETS DE CATHETERS EN COPOLYMERE SEQUENCE D'AMIDE ET DE POLYETHER

Publication

EP 1011744 A2 20000628 (EN)

Application

EP 98948371 A 19980917

Priority

  • US 9819627 W 19980917
  • US 93290897 A 19970917

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9913924A2] An inflatable member such as a ballon which is formed at least in part of a polyamide/polyether block copolymer thermoplastic elastomer, commonly referred to as polyether block amide (PEBA). The presently preferred PEBA copolymer is polyamide/polyether polyester copolymer, such as PEBAX3. The balloon of the invention exhibits high tensile strength, high elongation, and low flexural moduli. The balloon may be formed as a single layer of PEBA, or as a multilayer coextrudate having at least one PEBA layer. The balloon may be 100 % PEBA or a blend of PEBA with another polymer, such as nylon.

IPC 1-7

A61L 29/00

IPC 8 full level

A61L 29/00 (2006.01); A61L 29/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61L 29/06 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 428/1386 (2015.01 - EP US)

C-Set (source: EP US)

A61L 29/06 + C08L 77/00

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9913924A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9913924 A2 19990325; WO 9913924 A3 19990610; CA 2303159 A1 19990325; EP 1011744 A2 20000628; JP 2001516621 A 20011002; US 2002018866 A1 20020214

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9819627 W 19980917; CA 2303159 A 19980917; EP 98948371 A 19980917; JP 2000511536 A 19980917; US 89982801 A 20010705