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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:
Nov. 14, 1989
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy G Grasel, Madison, WI (US);
Stuart L Cooper, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F / ; C08G / ; C08G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
525454 ; 528 49 ; 528 71 ;
Abstract
Modified-polyurethane block copolymers and devices formed therefrom demonstrate excellent biocompatibility and improved physical and mechanical properties. In a preferred embodiment, from about 5 to about 25 percent of urethane hydrogen atoms are replaced with propyl sulfonate and propyl carboxylate groups to provide the modified copolymer.