Cycloolefin blends and method for solvent bonding polyolefins
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1. A medical device of a polymer composition comprising:
- a first component obtained by copolymerizing a norbornene monomer and an ethylene monomer, the first component being in an amount from about 1-99% by weight of the composition; and
a second component of an ethylene and α
-olefin copolymer, the α
-olefin having 6 carbons, the second component being in an amount from about 99% to about 1% by weight of the composition.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a medical device of a polymer composition. The composition has a first component obtained by copolymerizing a norbornene monomer and an ethylene monomer, the first component being in an amount from about 1-99% by weight of the composition; and a second component of an ethylene and α-olefin copolymer, the α-olefin having 6 carbons, the second component being in an amount from about 99% to about 1% by weight of the composition.
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1. A medical device of a polymer composition comprising:
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a first component obtained by copolymerizing a norbornene monomer and an ethylene monomer, the first component being in an amount from about 1-99% by weight of the composition; and
a second component of an ethylene and α
-olefin copolymer, the α
-olefin having 6 carbons, the second component being in an amount from about 99% to about 1% by weight of the composition.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A medical device of a polymer composition comprising:
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a first component obtained by copolymerizing a norbornene monomer and an ethylene monomer, the norbornene monomer being present in an amount of at least about 20 mole percent of the copolymer, the first component being present in an amount from about 30% to about 99% by weight of the composition and the first component having a glass transition temperature of less than about 130°
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a second component of an ethylene and α
-olefin copolymer, the α
-olefin having 6 carbons, the second component being in an amount from about 70% to about 1% by weight of the composition.- View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A medical device assembly comprising:
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a first article of a polymer composition comprising a first component obtained by copolymerizing a norbornene monomer and an ethylene monomer, the norbornene monomer being present in an amount of at least about 20 mole percent of the copolymer, the first component being present in an amount from about 30% to about 99% by weight of the composition; and
a second component of an ethylene and α
-olefin copolymer, the α
-olefin having 6 carbons, the second component being in an amount from about 70% to about 1% by weight of the composition;
a second article of a material selected from the group comprising low crystallinity polymers; and
wherein the first article is connected to the second article by solvent bonding. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A medical device assembly comprising:
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a housing of a polymer composition comprising a first component obtained by copolymerizing a norbornene monomer and an ethylene monomer, the norbornene monomer being present in an amount of at least about 20 mole percent of the copolymer, the first component being present in an amount from about 30% to about 99% by weight of the composition; and
a second component of a first ethylene and α
-olefin copolymer, the first α
-olefin having 6 carbons, the second component being in an amount from about 70% to about 1% by weight of the composition; and
a flexible tubing of a polyolefin connected to the housing. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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