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Overpouch film and container and method of making same

US8053048B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

20References

19Claims

0Family size

Assignees

Baxter International Inc. · US
Baxter Healthcare SA · CH

Inventors

Michael Lang · Chagrin Falls, US
Angeles Lillian Buan · Crystal Lake, US
Teresa Lynn White · Natick, US
Varsha Kalyankar · Round Lake Beach, US
Gregg Nebgen · Burlington, US
Scott Edwards · Libertyville, US
Kuo-Zong Hong · Lake Zurich, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 25, 2005
Grant date	Nov 8, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 3, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/139
WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A polymer blend comprising a high density polyethylene and a surface enhancing polymer is provided. The surface enhancing polymer may be an elastomer such as an ethylene propylene diene monomer terpolymer. The polymer blend may be fabricated into articles such as a film or a flexible overpouch for storing, and transporting medical components. Overpouch films made from the blend advantageously do not wrinkle or deform medical components contained therein when the overpouch—medical component combination is autoclaved.

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