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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 1989
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lawrence F Becker, Fox Lake, IL (US);
Dean G Laurin, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Joseph A Palomo, Round Lake, IL (US);
Assignee:
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ; B32B / ; B32B / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427-2 ; 427336 ; 427353 ; 4273935 ; 428 3691 ; 4284231 ; 4284233 ; 4284242 ; 523105 ; 525123 ;
Abstract
Medical tubing carries on at least a portion of its length a water-activated lubricating coating of a hydrophilic thermoplastic resin which is adhesively compatible with the material of the medical tubing and polyvinyl pyrrolidone having a molecular weight of at least 200,000, in the form of a dispersed separate phase in the thermoplastic resin upon hydration. The polyvinyl pyrrolidone provides long-lasting lubrication when wet.