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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:
Aug. 13, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
James R Keogh, Maplewood, MN (US);
Christopher M Hobot, Tonka Bay, MN (US);
John W Eaton, Troy, NY (US);
Allan H Jevne, Anoka, MN (US);
Matthew A Bergan, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623-1 ; 623 11 ; 623901 ; 604266 ;
Abstract
Articles having a graft polymer with a net ionic charge bonded to a polymeric substrate surface provide an improved method for administering a bioactive agent having a net ionic charge. The [articles are] method is especially useful [as] for thromboresistant and/or antimicrobial medical devices.