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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yuan-pang Samuel Ding, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Chuan Qin, Gurnee, IL (US);
Lecon Woo, Libertyville, IL (US);
Michael T. K. Ling, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Sherwin Shang, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Tahua Yang, Darien, IL (US);
Assignee:
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 ; A61B 1/00 ; A61B 1/900 ; A61B 1/708 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 ; A61B 1/00 ; A61B 1/900 ; A61B 1/708 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a medical device of a polymer composition. The composition has a first component obtained by copolymerizing a norbornene monomer and an ethylene monomer, the first component being in an amount from about 1-99% by weight of the composition; and a second component of an ethylene and &agr;-olefin copolymer, the &agr;-olefin having 6 carbons, the second component being in an amount from about 99% to about 1% by weight of the composition.