An elongate medical device having an axis comprises an inner liner, a jacket radially outward of the liner, a braid comprising metal embedded in the jacket, a sensor, and at least one wire electrically connected to said sensor. The at least one wire is one of: embedded in the jacket and optionally disposed helically around the braid; extending longitudinally within a tube which extends generally parallel to the device axis and wherein the tube is embedded in the jacket; and disposed within a lumen, wherein the lumen extends longitudinally within the jacket.

The present invention provides materials and methods for forming an interface between an appliance and living tissue using a foamed elastomeric material which contacts the tissue or similar surfaces. The elastomeric material is in the form of a durable and washable material that when applied to living tissue or similar surfaces displaces and flows in to non-conforming areas creating an air and/or water tight seal that substantially returns to an original shape when removed from the contact surface. The appliance may also include structural elements designed to optimize comfort, compliance and seal achieved through minimizing the pressure variation along the contact surface of the therapy device.

An elongate medical device having an axis comprises an inner liner, a jacket radially outward of the liner, a braid comprising metal embedded in the jacket, a sensor, and at least one wire electrically connected to said sensor. The at least one wire is one of: embedded in the jacket and optionally disposed helically around the braid; extending longitudinally within a tube which extends generally parallel to the device axis and wherein the tube is embedded in the jacket; and disposed within a lumen, wherein the lumen extends longitudinally within the jacket.

A cable includes a silicone rubber coating including microparticles and cavities as an outermost coating. A medial hollow tube includes a silicone rubber coating including microparticles and cavities as an outermost coating or an innermost coating. The microparticles may be at least one kind of microparticle selected from silicone resin microparticle, silicone rubber microparticle and silica microparticle. The microparticles may have hardness higher than a hardness of silicone rubber constituting the silicone rubber coating.

Inventive concepts relate generally to the field of implantable urological devices, and more particularly to compositions that inhibit crystallization of urine components. Described are implantable urological devices including a surface and a crystallization inhibitor composition, the crystallization inhibitor composition including: (a) an inhibitor of urine component crystallization in combination with a biodegradable polymer, or a polyalkene homopolymer or copolymer, or (b) a biodegradable polymer that includes an inhibitor of urine component crystallization, wherein the crystallization inhibitor composition provides controlled release of the inhibitor of urine component crystallization from the surface of the device into a subject. Methods of making the implantable urological devices are also described.

The invention relates to process for creating catheters that are coated with these layers of elastomeric polymeric coating with an antitoxic agent, antimicrobial resin, affixed to the surface of said polymeric coating. The method of coating an elastomeric material on the exterior and/or the interior includes: (a) providing a base elastomer comprised of an elastomeric polymer; (b) dipping the elastomer in a second organic solution containing a polymer to form a secondary coating over the barrier coating; (d) coating the elastomer with suspension containing polyiodinated resin particulate in an organic solvent to anchor the particulates to the secondary coating; and (e) drying the elastomer.

A catheter assembly includes a catheter and an inner needle. The catheter has a catheter body and a flexible portion that is provided on a distal portion of the catheter body, includes a distal-most portion of the catheter, and is more flexible than the catheter body. The catheter body is made of a first material. The flexible portion is made of a second material. A change in flexibility of the second material between 25? C. and 37? C. is smaller than a change in flexibility of the first material between 25? C. and 37? C.

The present disclosure provides methods of improving adhesion of a non-di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) plasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC) to an acrylic-based polymer or an ABS-based polymer. Such methods may comprise blending the acrylic-based polymer or ABS-based polymer with an impact modifier so that a rubber content in the acrylic-based polymer or ABS-based polymer is greater than 12% (w/w). Also provided are components of a device (e.g., a medical device) made by the disclosed methods.

A nasal ejecting catheter for home remedy of nasal irrigation treatment comprises a catheter unit and a connecting unit. The catheter unit comprises an open end, a closed end on the opposite side and a plurality of apertures formed near the closed end. The connection unit comprises a connection portion for connecting the open end of the catheter and an assembling portion for connecting an injection unit. The catheter body is made of silicone, latex, thermoplastic elastomer or other soft material to be operated by the patient. The total area of apertures is smaller than the cross section area of inner lumen of the catheter in order to eject substantially even strength multiple thin spouts.

The present invention relates to a latex composition for dip-forming including two different types of carboxylic acid modified-nitrile based copolymer latex, and a dip-formed article prepared therefrom having excellent durability for sweat, and having high tensile strength and elongation percentage. Accordingly, the latex composition for dip-forming has excellent tensile strength, elongation percentage, stress and durability, and is useful in industries requiring these, for example, a rubber glove industry and the like.