US2016121101A1PendingUtilityA1

Medical leads

Assignee: MEDTRONIC INCPriority: Apr 2, 2012Filed: Dec 23, 2015Published: May 5, 2016

Est. expiryApr 2, 2032(~5.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority

Inventors:Kimberly A. Chaffin Matthew Jolly Darrel F. Untereker Adam J. Buckalew Xiangji Chen Thomas P. Grailer Julie Alkatout

A61N 1/05A61L 31/06A61L 29/06A61N 1/0526

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Medical leads, such as medical electrical leads and medical neurological leads, that include a polymeric material that includes a silicone-urethane-containing polymer having improved hydrolytic stability.

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1 . A medical lead comprising an elongated lead body comprising a polymeric material, wherein the polymeric material comprises a silicone-urethane polymer having hydrolytic stability greater than that of a Reference Polymer X, a Reference Polymer Y, or both Reference Polymers X and Y. 
     
     
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