Device having a switchable wet-dry lubricating coating
US11623026B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2400/10
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A lubricating coating including at least one polymer A, a cross-linker and at least one lubricating agent, and wherein a portion of the at least two reactive groups of the cross-linker are covalently linked to the polymer A to form a three-dimensional network in which the lubricant is incorporated, and wherein at the same time another portion of the reactive groups of the cross-linker are covalently linked to the surface of the device or to the optional adhesion layer on the surface of the device.
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