Patent ID: 8742064
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: A61L,C08G,C08L

Abstract:
1. A medical tubing (T) comprising at least one part consisting of a polymer material (M) comprising at least one kinked rigid-rod polyarylene (P) of which more than 50 wt. % of the recurring units are recurring units (R) of one or more formulae consisting of an optionally substituted arylene group, provided said optionally substituted arylene group is linked by each of its two ends to two other optionally substituted arylene groups via a direct C—C linkage, said recurring units (R) being a mix (M) consisting of: between 0 and 75 mole %, based on the total number of moles of the recurring units (R), of rigid rod-forming arylene units (Ra), said rigid rod-forming arylene units (Ra) being optionally substituted by at least one monovalent substituting group, with between 25 and 100 mole %, based on the total number of moles of the recurring units (R), of kink-forming arylene units (Rb), said kink-forming arylene units (Rb) being optionally substituted by at least one monovalent substituting group, wherein said medical tubing (T) is a catheter, stent, or guidewire.