Production of lubricious coating on adhesive hydrogels
First Claim
1. An ultrasound acoustic coupling hydrogel membrane comprising a first adhesive side and a second adhesive side, said second adhesive side having a coating of at least one of glycols and polyglycols hydrogen bonded thereto said coating being lubricious.
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Abstract
Method and formulations to extend the utility of ultrasound compliant adhesive hydrogel membranes from static to dynamic applications by modifying the surface of at least one face so as to transform the tactile nature of the surface from one that is adhesive and render it smooth and lubricious. Such modification thus provides one face that is smooth and lubricious and the other unmodified, hence providing one adhesive surface that can be attached to the skin of a patient, the face of an ultrasound probe or other surfaces that benefit from the adhesive/lubricious configuration of such modified adhesive hydrogels.
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23 Claims
- 1. An ultrasound acoustic coupling hydrogel membrane comprising a first adhesive side and a second adhesive side, said second adhesive side having a coating of at least one of glycols and polyglycols hydrogen bonded thereto said coating being lubricious.
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11. A method of producing an ultrasound acoustic coupling hydrogel membrane, said method comprising:
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providing a hydrogel membrane having a first adhesive side and a second adhesive side, contacting one of said first and second sides with at least one of glycols and polyglycols whereby a lubricious coating is formed that is hydrogen bonded to the contacted side. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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