Patent ID: 7591831

Claim:
A medical device comprising: at least one component comprising multiple layers, at least one of the layers comprising a nanocomposite material comprising a matrix material, and a plurality of nanoparticulate filler particles comprising one or more polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane and one or more carbon or ceramic nanotubes, nanowires or nanofibers, wherein the matrix material comprises a nitrile butadiene elastomer, a silicone, an epoxy, a isocyanate, EPDM, epichlorohydrin, or a copolymer, block copolymer or polymer blend of these; or a polyamide, a polyester, a polyether, a polyurethane, a polyurea, a polyacrylic, a fluoropolymer or a copolymer, block copolymer or blend of any of these.