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Liquid repellant silicone-treated gas-permeable material for sterilization

US5866069A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 11, 1996
Grant dateFeb 2, 1999
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Expiry dateMar 11, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06M2200/12
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Material that is to be used in wrapping medical items or in making gowns, drapes, and the like is treated with silicone to make it liquid repellent. The material, after being sterilized by an oxidizing plasma process, still retains its repellency.

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