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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1998
Mark W. McGlothlin, San Diego, CA (US);
Eric V. Schmid, San Diego, CA (US);
Apex Medical Technologies, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Medical devices of synthetic rubber are prepared from cis-1,4-polyisoprene by dip molding without the use of sulfur containing components. The devices have surprisingly favorable tensile characteristics despite what is known in regard to synthetic cis-1,4-polyisoprene. In addition, the absence of both the proteins present in natural rubber and the sulfur components that are typically used in vulcanization of both natural rubber and cis-1,4-polyisoprene of the prior art renders the devices freely usable without causing the user to suffer Type I or Type IV allergic reactions that typically arise from contact with natural rubber.