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Bio-effecting medical material and device

US4769013A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 4, 1986
Grant dateSep 6, 1988
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Expiry dateJun 4, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2025/0056
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical material comprising a polyurethane complexed with polyvinylpyrrolidone and a bio-effecting agent, such as an anti-bacterial agent, complexed with the polyvinylpyrrolidone. The material is used per se as, for example a foam, and as a coating for medical devices such as, for example, catheters and wound drainage tubes.

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