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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, Shibuya-ku, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; A61F / ; A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
523112 ; 523105 ; 523113 ; 523122 ; 604265 ;
Abstract
This invention provides a medical instrument having on a surface a layer (surface lubricating layer) that forms a hydrogel when wetted and that is composed of an insolubilized water-soluble or water-swellable polymer having a reactive functional group in the molecule. The surface having outstanding surface lubricity and, optionally, the ability to prevent the formation of thrombi.
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