Inventors:
Alex R. Hobson - Elkton MD, US
Michael Houghton - Newark DE, US
David R. King - Lake Como NJ, US
Joseph E. Korleski - Newark DE, US
Brian C. Lentz - Newark DE, US
Kenneth Newcomb - Wilmington DE, US
Peter J. Roeber - Wallingford PA, US
John Streeter - Flagstaff AZ, US
International Classification:
A61M 25/10
US Classification:
60410301, 60410311, 521 50, 521155, 521189
Abstract:
The present invention provides a stretchable material suitable for use in an inflatable medical device. The stretchable material has at least one reinforcing polymer layer with a top and bottom side forming a porous matrix which is imbibed with a sealing material to infiltrate and substantially seal spaces of the porous matrix and extend beyond the reinforcing polymer layer to form a surface coating.