Patent ID: 6620127
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: A61L,Y10T

Abstract:
A balloon catheter, comprisinga) a shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therein; and b) a balloon on the shaft, formed of a blend of polymeric materials comprising a first polyether block amide polymeric material having a first Shore durometer hardness of about 60D to about 72D and being not more than about 50% by weight of the blend, and a second polyether block amide polymeric material having a second Shore durometer hardness of about 55D to about 70D and less than the first Shore durometer hardness, and the balloon having a radial compliance which is not more than about 10% greater than a radial compliance of a balloon consisting of the first polyether block amide polymeric material.