Method of surface modifying a medical tubing
US6506333B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 3, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08J2323/04
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for fabricating a medical tubing. The method includes the steps of: (1) providing a material selected from the group consisting of ethylene homopolymers and ethylene copolymers, wherein the ethylene copolymers are obtained by copolymerizing ethylene with a comonomer selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl olefins, lower alkyl esters of a carboxylic acid and lower alkene esters of a carboxylic acid, the lower alkyl and lower alkene each have from 3-18 carbons, or blends thereof; (2) providing an extruder with an extrusion die; (3) extruding the material into a medical tubing; (4) providing a surface modifier solution; (5) preheating the surface modifier solution to a temperature within the range of 50-80° C.; and (6) applying the preheated solution onto the tubing at it exits the extrusion die when the tubing is in a molten state or a semi-molten state.
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