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Boston Scientific Scimed Inc
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Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
Lixiao Wang
Jianhua Chen
Nao Lee
Daniel J. Horn
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Application filed by Scimed Life Systems, Inc., Lixiao Wang, Jianhua Chen, Nao Lee, Daniel J. HornfiledCriticalScimed Life Systems, Inc.
Priority claimed from PCT/US1996/015958external-prioritypatent/WO1997017098A1/en
Publication of CA2236879A1publicationCriticalpatent/CA2236879A1/en
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Publication of CA2236879CpublicationCriticalpatent/CA2236879C/en
A method for forming a balloon for a dilatation catheter involving the steps of extruding a segment of thermoplastic material, maintaining the center portion at a temperature below the glass transition of the thermoplastic material, drawing the segment to a predetermined length, wherein after the drawing the wall thickness of the center portion does not appreciably change, and expanding the segment in a mold to produce the balloon.
CA 22368791995-11-081996-10-04Method of balloon formation by cold drawing/necking
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