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Lubricious compound and medical device made of the same

  • US 20060240060A1
  • Filed: 11/15/2005
  • Published: 10/26/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of forming a medical device from a lubricious polymer comprising:

  • drying a polyethylene oxide of a molecular weight between about 200,000 and about 7,000,000;

    drying a polyether block amide;

    melt mixing the polymers into a generally uniform blend by feeding the polymers at a desired rate into a compounding extruder;

    forming the blend into a desired shape; and

    cross-linking the polymer blend.

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