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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:
Mar. 02, 1999
Filed:
May. 05, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shantha Sarangapani, Walpole, MA (US);
Assignee:
ICET, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K / ; C08K / ; C08K / ; C08K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
524139 ; 524239 ; 524291 ; 524310 ; 524403 ; 524413 ; 524589 ; 524590 ; 524871 ; 524874 ; 523105 ;
Abstract
Disclosed are coatings and materials that resist bacterial colonization and encrustation for use in medical devices and urological applications. The coating includes acidic chelating components, reactively bound to a hydrophilic polyurethane prepolymer along with noble metal combinations or antibacterials. The acidic and noble metal combinations can also be incorporated as additives during plastic molding of medical devices. A continuous antibacterial surfaces are provided by such coatings and materials.