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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:
Jul. 12, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Fidelis C Onwumere, Miamisburg, OH (US);
Donald D Solomon, Spring Valley, OH (US);
Stanley C Wells, Dayton, OH (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424486 ; 424426 ; 424473 ;
Abstract
A shaped medical article of a polymeric substrate is extrusion coated with a composition which includes a bioactive agent dispersed in a matrix polymer. Preferred bioactive agents are temperature sensitive agents which undergo thermal decomposition at a temperature above the processing temperature of the matrix polymer. Preferred matrix polymers have a melting point of about 100.degree. C. or lower.