. "The medical device according to claim 16 wherein said polymer coating is a biostable biocompatible polymer selected from the group consisting of polyurethanes, silicones, and polyesters could be used and other polymers could also be used if they can be dissolved and cured or polymerized on the medical device such as polyolefins, polyisobutylene and ethylene-alphaolefin copolymers, acrylic polymers" . . . .