Medical devices having durable and lubricious polymeric coating
CA 2444844 C · Owner: Nawrocki, Jesse G. · Inventors: Nawrocki, Jesse G.; Jamiolkowski, Dennis D.
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A medical device having a contact surface exposed repeatedly to bodily tissue is disclosed. The contact surface is coated with a silicone polymer and one or more non-silicone hydrophobic polymers. The preferred medical device is a surgical needle and the preferred coating is a polydimethylsiloxane and polypropylene wax hydrocarbon mixture. The incorporation of the non-silicone hydrophobic polymer increases the durability of the coating on the device without sacrificing lubricity.
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- Filed October 10, 2003 and granted April 3, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 10, 2023.
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