Electron beam irradiation of catheters to enhance stiffness
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Mar 31, 1998
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Oct 27, 1995
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A catheter and method for manufacturing catheters. The method includes the steps of manufacturing a tubular member sized and dimension for use as a catheter and irradiating the tubular member to impart a desired stiffness to the tubular member. A single coat catheter is constructed from a polymer tubular member irradiated to cross-link polymer molecules within the polymer tubular member, wherein cross-linking the polymer molecules alters properties of the polymer molecules to create a polymer tubular member having improved stiffness characteristics.
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