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Claims (5)
- ポリマー材料組成物から形成される膨張バルーンであって、前記ポリマー材料組成物は少なくとも一つの結晶化可能なベースポリマーを含み、かつ前記バルーンの少なくとも一部において同ポリマー材料組成物は結晶化改質剤を更に含み、
前記バルーンの第一の部分から同バルーンの第二の部分まで、前記ポリマー材料組成物は前記少なくとも一つの結晶化可能なベースポリマーの量に対する前記結晶化改質剤の量が変更される、膨張バルーン。 - 前記少なくとも一つの結晶化改質剤は、前記バルーンの厚み方向において前記ポリマー組成物中における濃度が変更される請求項１に記載の膨張バルーン。
- 前記少なくとも一つの結晶化改質剤は、前記バルーンの全長に沿って前記ポリマー組成物中における濃度が変更される請求項１に記載の膨張バルーン。
- ポリマー材料組成物から形成されるカテーテル用バルーンにおいて、前記ポリマー材料組成物は前記バルーンの長さ方向、厚み方向、又はその両者のうちの少なくとも一部にわたって部分的に結晶化される少なくとも一つの結晶化可能なベースポリマーを含み、前記ポリマー材料組成物は、前記バルーンの一部にわたってその濃度が変更される少なくとも一つの結晶化改質剤を含み、かつ前記結晶化可能なベースポリマーの結晶化の程度は、その割合とみなされる場合、前記部分にわたって変化するカテーテル用バルーン。
- ポリマー材料組成物から形成される医療装置の構成要素において、前記ポリマー材料組成物は少なくとも一つの結晶化可能なベースポリマーを含み、
前記構成要素の少なくとも第一の部分において、前記ポリマー材料組成物は結晶化促進剤を更に含み、かつ
前記構成要素の少なくとも第二の部分において、前記ポリマー材料組成物は結晶化抑制剤を更に含む医療装置の構成要素。
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| US10/749,821 US7601285B2 (en) | 2003-12-31 | 2003-12-31 | Medical device with varying physical properties and method for forming same |
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| US10/772,477 | 2004-02-05 | ||
| US10/772,477 US7387826B2 (en) | 2003-12-31 | 2004-02-05 | Medical device with varying physical properties and method for forming same |
| PCT/US2004/040797 WO2005065735A1 (en) | 2003-12-31 | 2004-12-03 | Medical device with varying physical properties and method for forming same |
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| JP2007516776A JP2007516776A (ja) | 2007-06-28 |
| JP2007516776A5 true JP2007516776A5 (ja) | 2008-01-24 |
| JP4885737B2 JP4885737B2 (ja) | 2012-02-29 |
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