Sio2 Medical Products, Inc.

Martin Baltazar

Thomas E Fisk

Christopher Weikart

Ahmad Taha

Brian R Maurer

Adam Breeland

David E Henton

Kenneth Wade Kelly

Eugene Sadzewicz

David Henton

Disclosed are polymer vials () and injection stretch blow molding methods for making the same. A polymer vial has a base () having a base surface area and a sidewall () extending up from the base. The base and sidewall define an interior () configured to house product, the sidewall narrowing at an upper section of the vial to form a neck leading to an opening that provides access to the interior. The vial is optionally round and symmetrical about a central axis, a lower portion of the sidewall including a first surface that is outwardly curved along a first radius having an imaginary center positioned within the vial. The base is positioned below the first surface and is substantially flat such that at least 80% of the base surface area has a standing base surface occupying a single plane.

Polymer vials with substantially flat bottoms and injection stretch blow molding methods for making the same

A vessel has a lumen defined at least in part by a wall. The wall has an interior surface facing the lumen, an outer surface, and a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) coating set supported by the wall. The PECVD coating set comprises a water barrier coating or layer having a water contact angle from 80 to 180 degrees, applied using a precursor comprising at least one of a saturated or unsaturated fluorocarbon precursor having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms. Optionally, the coating set includes an SiOx gas barrier coating or layer from 2 to 1000 nm thick, in which x is from 1.5 to 2.9 as measured by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and optionally other related coatings.

Vessels, containers, and surfaces coated with water barrier coatings

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Martin Baltazar