Cardiac tissue ablation catheters including an inflatable and flexible toroidal or spherically shaped balloon disposed at a distal region of an elongate member, a flexible circuit carried by an outer surface of the balloon, the flexible circuit including, a plurality of flexible branches conforming to the radially outer surface of the balloon, each of the plurality of flexible branches including a substrate, a conductive trace carried by the substrate, and an ablation electrode carried by the substrate, the ablation electrode in electrical communication with the conductive trace, and an elongate shaft comprising a guidewire lumen extending in the elongate member and extending from a proximal region of the inflatable balloon to distal region of the inflatable balloon and being disposed within the inflatable balloon, wherein a distal region of the elongate shaft is secured directly or indirectly to the distal region of the inflatable balloon.

An article of apparel is disclosed that includes zones with a textile having a structure than changes or is otherwise modified by a physical stimulus, such as the presence of water or a temperature change, to modify a property of the textile. The zones may be along a center back area and/or side areas of the apparel, and the textile may increase in air permeability when exposed to water. In some embodiments, slits are formed in the textile.

A remoldable bismaleimide resin and application thereof. The preparation method includes blending 2-allylphenyl glycidyl ether and terephthalic acid in acetonitrile, carrying out an esterification reaction under the condition of quaternary ammonium salt as a catalyst to obtain bis(3-(2-allylphenoxy)-2-hydroxypropyl) terephthalate containing a reversible dynamic group; then uniformly mixing bis(3-(2-allylphenoxy)-2-hydroxypropyl) terephthalate and bismaleimide, curing to obtain the re-moldable bismaleimide resin. The prepared re-moldable bismaleimide resin not only has excellent heat resistance and mechanical properties, but also can be remolded under hot pressing conditions. The preparation method of the re-moldable bismaleimide resin has the advantages of wide raw material sources and simple process, and has a wide application prospect in the fields of aerospace, transportation, electronic information, new energy, insulated electrical industry and the like.

Electric field delivery and ablation of target tissue regions, including cancerous cells and solid tumors. Methods and systems include delivering an electric field to a target tissue, and may include positioning a first electrode or plurality to at least partially define a first treatment volume in the target tissue; positioning a second electrode or plurality to at least partially define a second treatment volume, the first volume is disposed in the second volume; and establishing a first current flow extending through the first volume and a second current flow extending through the second volume.

An apparatus includes a component having a shape memory material. The shape memory material has a first shape including a substantially elongate segment. The shape memory material has a second shape including a helix having a first ring and a second ring configured to exert a compressive force on a membrane interleaved between the first ring and the second ring and lying in a plane substantially perpendicular to an axis of the helix, the shape selectable based on an external stimulus.

The invention is a range of biodegradable thermoplastic compositions that exhibit force and form recovery. It encompasses thermoplastic polymer compositions which comprise at least one biodegradable thermoplastic polymer and at least one modified starch, and optionally other additives including but not limited to plasticizers, compatibilizers, fillers, coupling agents, and initiators. Different levels of force recovery can be achieved through resin preparation from different ingredient combinations and concentrations. The compositions exhibit physical and mechanical properties similar to those used for film and injection molding applications.

Ablation catheter comprising an elongate member with proximal and distal ends, wherein the distal end is arranged to apply a high energy electrical shock from a plurality of locations along the length of said distal end and wherein said distal end is curved. Preferably the distal end of the elongate member extends in a circle segment.

Polymeric based closed cell foams, such as shape memory polymer foams, contain bubbles. Making these bubbles continuous is called reticulation. Disclosed are embodiments of a device and method to controllably reticulate polymer-based closed cell foams by puncturing the membranes of these polymer-based closed cell foams.

The present invention discloses a shape memory polymer and resin composition thereof. The shape memory polymer comprising a polymer blend of a polyvinyl chloride and a polyurethane, the polyurethane being prepared from a reaction mixture consisting essentially of: (A) at least one diisocyanate compound; and (B) a long chain polyol;
wherein the polyvinyl chloride is configured to be the hard segment that preserves the original shape, and the polyurethane is configured to be the soft segment that forms the temporary shape.