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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenji Ishikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideaki Kitou, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Shimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasunobu Zushi, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoki Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Taku Aoike, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D / ; B05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427-23 ; 427-21 ; 427160 ; 427333 ; 427370 ; 26417319 ;
Abstract
This invention provides a medical device in which its lubricity is continually maintained and its safety is guaranteed. Particularly, it provides a medical device in which lubricity is generated on at least a portion of its surface when the device is contacted with body fluids or exposed to physiological aqueous conditions, wherein the lubricity-generating portion is formed by thermoforming.