Becton Dickinson and Company Limited

Kevin G Tingey

Steven H Mersch

Frank E Martin

Charles W Daugherty

Jeanne E Lambert

Steven Wayne Johnson

Lawrence A Monahan

Victor A Williamitis

James Fentress

Min-Shiu Lee

Douglas P Orr

Scott A O'Connor

Craig N Gawreluk

E Robert Purdy

Scott A White

A lubrication system is disclosed which minimizes friction and that is useful for application on the surface of a flexible portion of a medical device. Such a lubrication system includes a lubricant that is able to move when the flexible portion of the medical device flexes and is biocompatible and is not degraded by the application of alcohol or other conventional medical sterilizing and cleaning agents. The lubricant is bonded to the surface of the flexible portion of the medical device. The lubrication system may be used on an elastomeric septum, such as a silicone rubber elastomer. The lubricant coating may be any type of coating that can be chemically bonded to the elastomer, such as di-paraxylene, poly-(p-xylene), polytetrafluoroethylene, or polyvinylpyrrolidone.

Lubricious coating for a medical device

A method for visualization of a lubricant coating on a surface of an article includes dissolving a fluorescent agent into a lubricant. The method then includes applying the fluorescenated lubricant to coat a surface of the article. The coated article is then irradiated with an electromagnetic radiation capable of inducing a fluorescent emission in the fluorescent agent and the fluorescent emission is observed to detect the coverage of the lubricant on the surface of the article.

Lubricant soluble fluorescent agent and method for its use in a system

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Kevin G Tingey