KINK RESISTANT, FLEXIBLE, RADIOPAQUE POLYURETHANE TUBING ANDCATHETERS FORMED THEREFROM

摘要

Catheters formed from polyurethane containing sufficient halogenated moieties in the polymer structure to make the polyurethanes radiopaque. Such polyurethanes can be prepared by employing halogenated diols or halogenated diisocyanate reactants. In preferred cases, the catheters are optically transparent in addition to being radiopaque. Furthermore, the catheters contain virtually kink-free resistance, up to at least 85% recovery volumne flow after bending.