Medical devices made from polymer blends containing low melting temperature liquid crystal polymers
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B29D-022/02
B29D-022/00
B29D-023/00
출원번호
US-0012872
(2001-12-12)
발명자
/ 주소
Wang,Lixiao
Chen,Jianhua
출원인 / 주소
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Vidas, Arrett &
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99
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A medical device, at least a portion of which is composed of a polymeric material in which the polymeric material is a melt blend product of at least two different thermoplastic polymers, one of the thermoplastic polymers being a thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer (LCP) having a melting point of l
A medical device, at least a portion of which is composed of a polymeric material in which the polymeric material is a melt blend product of at least two different thermoplastic polymers, one of the thermoplastic polymers being a thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer (LCP) having a melting point of less than 250째 C. The portion of the device made from the melt blend may be a catheter body segment or a balloon for a catheter. The LCP blends suitably also include a non-LCP base polymer having a melting point in the range of about 140째 C. to about 265째 C.
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What is claimed is: 1. A medical device at least a portion of which is composed of a polymeric material in which the polymeric material is a melt blend product comprising at least two different thermoplastic polymers, one of the thermoplastic polymers being a thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer (L
What is claimed is: 1. A medical device at least a portion of which is composed of a polymeric material in which the polymeric material is a melt blend product comprising at least two different thermoplastic polymers, one of the thermoplastic polymers being a thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer (LCP) in an amount of about 0.1 to about 20 weight percent, the LCP having a melting point of less than 250째 C. and which is a member selected from the group consisting of polyesters, wholly aromatic polyesters, wholly aromatic copolyesters, partially aromatic polyesters, partially aromatic copolyesters and polyesteramides and a thermoplastic non-LCP base polymer in an amount of about 50 to about 99.9% by weight, the base polymer having a melting point in the range of about 140째 C. to about 265째 C.; wherein the LCP stays separated on a microscopic level during solidification of the melt blend so that the LCP discontinuous chase is microscopically distributed in the continuous base polymer phase. 2. A device as in claim 1 wherein the medical device is a catheter. 3. A device as in claim 2 wherein said device portion is a balloon mounted on the catheter. 4. A device as in claim 1 wherein the base polymer has a melting point of about 220째 C. or less. 5. A device as in claim 4 wherein the melting point of the base polymer is from about 150째 C. to about 210째 C. and the melting point of the LCP is about 150째 C. to about 230째 C. 6. A device as in claim 1 wherein the base polymer is selected from the group consisting of acetal homopolymers and copolymers, cellulosic polymers, poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene), poly(vinylidine fluoride), nylon 6,6, nylon 6, nylon 6,10, nylon 12, nylon 11, polyoxymethylene, poly(methyl methacrylate) having a melting point in the range of above 140째 C., polypropylene homopolymers and copolymers, polycarbonate polymers and copolymers, poly(ethylene-vinyl alcohol), polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polytrimethylene terephthalate, thermoplastic polyurethanes (aromatic and/or aliphatic) and thermoplastic elastomers. 7. A device as in claim 6 wherein said base polymer is a thermoplastic polyamide elastomer or a thermoplastic polyester elastomer. 8. A device as in claim 7 wherein said base polymer is present in said melt blend in an amount of from about 85 to about 99.5 weight percent and said LCP is present in an amount of 0.5 to about 8 percent. 9. A balloon for a medical device, the balloon being prepared by radial expansion of a tubular parison of polymeric material, wherein the polymeric material is a melt blend product comprising at least two different thermoplastic polymers, one of the thermoplastic polymers being a thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer (LCP) in an amount of about 0.1 to about 20 weight percent, the LCP selected from the group consisting of polyesters, wholly aromatic polyesters, wholly aromatic copolyesters, partially aromatic polyesters, partially aromatic copolyesters and polyesteramides and having a melting point of less than 250째 C. and a thermoplastic non-LCP base polymer in an amount of about 50 to about 99. 9% by weight the base polymer having a melting point in the range of about 140째 C. to about 265째 C.; wherein the LCP stays separated on a microscopic level during solidification of the melt blend so that the LCP discontinuous is microscopically distributed in the continuous base polymer phase. 10. A balloon, at least a portion of which is composed of a polymeric material, in which the polymeric material comprises at least two different thermoplastic polymers, one of the thermoplastic polymers being a thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer (LCP) and a second of the thermoplastic polymers being a non-LCP base polymer, the polymeric material being a two-phase system of LCP fibers distributed in the non-LCP base polymer wherein the LCP has a melting point of less than 250째 C. and the base polymer has a melting point in the range of about 140째 C. to about 265째 C. wherein the LCP stays separated on a microscopic level during solidification of the melt blend so that the LCP discontinuous phase is microscopically distributed in the continuous base polymer phase. 11. A balloon as in claim 10 wherein said balloon portion is an elongated structure, and the fibers are oriented in the longitudinal direction of the structure. 12. A balloon as in claim 10 wherein the base polymer is a thermoplastic elastomer. 13. A balloon as in claim 10 wherein said balloon is a catheter balloon. 14. A method of forming a balloon by radial expansion of an extruded tubular parison of a polymer material comprising a thermoplastic non-LCP base polymer having a melting point in the range of about 140째 C. to about 265째 C., the method comprising: melt blending said non-LCP base polymer with 0.1 to 20 weight % of an LCP having a melting point of less than 275째 C. prior to formation of said parison; extruding the parison in a manner so that the LCP phase separates on a microscopic level during solidification of the melt blend product and forms microscopically longitudinally oriented fibers in a matrix of said base polymer; and then radially expanding the parison to form said balloon. 15. A method as in claim 14 wherein the LCP has a melting point of less than 250째 C. 16. A method as in claim 15 wherein the LCP melting point is in the range of 150째 C. to 249째 C. 17. A balloon catheter comprising: a) a catheter shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and defining a longitudinal direction along the length thereof; and b) a balloon mounted on a distal portion of the catheter shaft and which is formed from a polymer melt blend product comprising i) from about 50 to about 95% by weight of non-liquid crystal thermoplastic base polymer having a melting point in the range of about 140째 C. to about 265째 C.; ii) from about 0.1 to about 20% by weight of liquid crystal polymer having a melting point of less than 250째 C.; and iii) from 0 to about 30% by weight of a melt compatibilizer, wherein the liquid crystal polymer material phase separated on a microscopic level during solidification of the melt blend product existing as elongated liquid crystal polymeric fibers distributed in a matrix of the base polymer. 18. The balloon catheter of claim 17 wherein the fibers are oriented in the longitudinal direction. 19. The balloon catheter of claim 17 wherein the fibers are oriented at an angle relative to the longitudinal direction. 20. The balloon catheter of claim 17 wherein the balloon has a inflated diameter of from about 1.5 mm to about 30 mm. 21. The balloon catheter of claim 17 wherein the balloon has a double wall thickness, measured on the uninflated collapsed balloon, of from 0.0002 inches to about 0.0020 inches. 22. The balloon catheter of claim 21 wherein the liquid crystal polymer is from about 0.5 to about 15% by weight of the blend. 23. The balloon catheter of claim 21 wherein the blend does not include a melt compatibilizer. 24. The balloon catheter of claim 21 wherein the non-liquid crystal thermoplastic base polymer is selected from the group consisting of acetal homopolymers or copolymers; cellulosic polymers; poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene); poly(vinylidine fluoride); nylon 6,6; nylon 6; nylon 6,10; nylon 12; nylon 11; polyoxymethylene; poly(methyl methacrylate); polypropylene homopolymers and copolymers; polycarbonate polymers and copolymers; poly(ethylene-vinyl alcohol); polyethylene terephthalate; polybutylene terephthalate; polytrimethylene terephthalate; thermoplastic polyurethanes; and thermoplastic elastomers. 25. The balloon catheter of claim 24 wherein the non-liquid crystal thermoplastic base polymer is a thermoplastic elastomer selected from the group consisting of polyester elastomers, polyamide elastomers, and thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers. 26. The balloon catheter of claim 17 wherein the blend includes said melt compatibilizer. 27. The balloon catheter of claim 17 wherein the liquid crystal polymer has a melting point below between 150째 C. to 249째 C. 28. The balloon catheter of claim 27 wherein the non-liquid crystal thermoplastic base polymer has a melting point within about 70째 C. of the liquid crystal polymer. 29. A balloon for a catheter, the balloon being formed of a polymeric material which is a melt blend product comprising: i) from about 50 to about 95% by weight of non-liquid crystal thermoplastic base polymer, the non-liquid crystal base polymer having a melting temperature in the range of about 140째 C. to about 265째 C.; ii) from about 0.1 to about 20% by weight of liquid crystal polymer, the liquid crystal polymer having a melting temperature of less than 250째 C.; and iii) from 0 to about 30% by weight of a melt compatibilizer, the liquid crystal polymer material phase separated on a microscopic level during solidification of the melt blend product existing as elongated liquid crystal polymeric fibers within a matrix of the base polymer and being formed from a process comprising a) extruding the blend to form an elongated tube defining a longitudinal direction, the extruding step including drawing down the extrudate by means of a puller operated at a rate adapted to form the tube with said liquid crystal polymer fibers within a matrix of said base polymer, the fibers being oriented longitudinally or at an angle relative to the longitudinal direction of the tube, b) providing a tube segment and, optionally axially stretching the segment of the tube at a stretch ratio of from about 2횞 to about 5횞, and c) blow-forming the balloon by radially expanding the tube segment at a diameter expansion ratio of from about 3횞 to about 12횞, optionally with a heat set step.
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