A POLYMERIC ARTICLE SUCH AS A MEDICAL CATHETER AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME

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A POLYMERIC ARTICLE SUCH AS A MEDICAL CATHETER AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME INVENTORS: CHARLES E. LARSEN LEONARD PINCHUK THOMAS D. WELDON A polymeric article and method for making a polymeric article, such as a catheter, are disclosed wherein the article is contacted with a swelling agent, such as a solvent, and a plasticizer to make the polymeric material softer and/or more pliable or flexible. The contacting may be carried our sequentially or simultaneously, using a solution comprising a plasticizer and a solvent.