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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2019
Applicant:
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., Exton, PA (US);
Inventors:
Jason Krizan, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Michael Sullivan, Birdsboro, PA (US);
Assignee:
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., Exton, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61J 1/14 (2006.01); A61M 5/315 (2006.01); A61M 5/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61J 1/1468 (2015.05); A61J 1/1412 (2013.01); A61M 5/31511 (2013.01); A61M 5/3202 (2013.01); A61J 2205/00 (2013.01); A61J 2205/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical component is provided which includes a first portion formed of a first elastomeric material having at least one taggant embedded or incorporated therein, and a second portion formed of a second elastomeric material. The at least one taggant has a first diffusivity relative to the first elastomeric material and a second diffusivity relative to the second elastomeric material. The second diffusivity is less than the first diffusivity.