Thermoformed medical device with lubricious modified polyethylene oxide layer
US5908656A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 10, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L31/06
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention provides a medical device in which its lubricity is continually maintained and its safety is guaranteed. Particularly, it provides a medical device in which lubricity is generated on at least a portion of its surface when the device is contacted with body fluids or exposed to physiological aqueous conditions, wherein the lubricity-generating portion is formed by thermoforming.
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