Surface modified devices and sterile packaging therefor
US9597421B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 3, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08J2383/06
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for sterile packaging of a surface modified implantable device includes irradiating a surface of the device such that the hydrophobicity of the surface is decreased and, optionally, the device is simultaneously sterilized. The surface of the sterile, surface-modified implantable device is then covered in a polar solution to prevent hydrophobic recovery of the surface.
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