Polyurethane and polyurea biomaterials for use in medical devices
US6149678A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 17, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08G18/752
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A medical device comprising a biomaterial formed from a polymer comprising urethane groups, urea groups, or combinations thereof, and sacrificial moieties that preferentially oxidize relative to other moieties in the polymer.
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