Catheter and hydrophilic, friction-reducing coating thereon
First Claim
1. A plastic catheter formed of a base material having a friction-reducing coating carried on the outer surface of said base material, said friction-reducing coating being of the type that provides friction-reduction on hydration thereof, said coating comprising an intimate physical mixture of 50 to 98 weight percent of a structural plastic material and 2 to 50 weight percent of poly(ethylene oxide), said base material consisting essentially of a plastic essentially free of said poly(ethylene oxide).
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A friction-reducing coating may be applied to a base material, for example the outer surface of a catheter, to provide a significant reduction in catheter friction, particularly when the friction-reducing coating is hydrated. The coating comprises an intimate mixture of a structural plastic material, for example polyurethane, and high molecular weight poly(ethylene oxide).
-
Citations
18 Claims
- 1. A plastic catheter formed of a base material having a friction-reducing coating carried on the outer surface of said base material, said friction-reducing coating being of the type that provides friction-reduction on hydration thereof, said coating comprising an intimate physical mixture of 50 to 98 weight percent of a structural plastic material and 2 to 50 weight percent of poly(ethylene oxide), said base material consisting essentially of a plastic essentially free of said poly(ethylene oxide).
-
9. In a plastic catheter having a friction-reducing coating carried on the outer surface of said catheter, said friction-reducing coating being of the type that provides its maximum friction reduction on hydration thereof, the improvement comprising, in combination:
said coating comprising an intimate physical mixture of 50 to 98 weight percent of a plastic material having hydrophobic characteristics, and 2 to 50 weight percent of poly(ethylene oxide) having a molecular weight of at least about one million. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
-
14. In a plastic catheter having a friction-reducing coating carried on the outer surface of said catheter, said friction-reducing coating being of the type that provides friction reduction on hydration thereof, the improvement comprising, in combination:
said coating comprising an intimate physical mixture of 50 to 98 weight percent of a plastic material having hydrophobic characteristics, and 2 to 50 weight percent of poly(ethylene exide) having a molecular weight of at least 10,000, the thickness of said coating being about 0.0001 to 0.05 inch. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
Specification