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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2019
Applicant:
W.l. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Inventors:
Eric J. Van Voorhees, Landenberg, PA (US);
Benjamin Wright, Elkton, MD (US);
Assignee:
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/315 (2006.01); A61M 5/20 (2006.01); A61M 5/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/31513 (2013.01); A61M 5/20 (2013.01); A61M 5/3129 (2013.01); A61M 2005/3131 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0216 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0222 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0238 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to medical delivery devices that include a barrel having an inner surface that is hydrophobic. The medical delivery device includes a barrel with a hydrophobic inner surface and a stopper that can provide air and liquid impermeability while also possessing on or more of: a low break loose force, a low average glide force, and a low glide force variation. The contact angle of the inner surface of the barrel is greater than 90°.