Method of making a distensible dilatation balloon using a block copolymer

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PATENT NO 5500180
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07954750

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Balloons and balloon catheters with a superior overall combination of distensibility, elastic stress response and strength. The improved properties of the balloons result from the method or process used to form the balloons, as well as the polymeric materials used in said balloon forming process. Additionally, the enhanced combination of properties of the balloons will not be adversely affected by the novel sterilization process contemplated by this invention. A process for forming a balloon involves providing a parison of a block copolymer, subjecting the parison to at least one axial stretch step and at least one radial expansion step, and heating the expanded parison to a temperature below the melting temperature of the block copolymer.

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ARTERIAL VASCULAR ENGINEERING INC3576 UNOCAL PLACE SANTA ROSA CA 95403

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anderson, Jere R Newburyport, MA 29 1255
Barbere, Michael D Dunstable, MA 21 2009
Jandris, Louis J Georgetown, MA 5 358
Murphy, Richard T Dracut, MA 18 619

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