Lubricous polymer network
US5693034A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 2, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08L2205/04
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A polymer network useful as a lubricous coating, the polymer network comprising a reaction product of a vinyl prepolymer and an uncrosslinked hydrogel retained within the reaction product such that the network exhibits a greater lubricity when wet.
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