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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Diane McGhee, Hazelwood, MO (US);
Assignee:
Sherwood Services AG, , CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/174 ; A61K 3/1765 ; A61K 3/1785 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/174 ; A61K 3/1765 ; A61K 3/1785 ;
Abstract
A lubricant coating vehicle for medical devices used to reduce the coefficient of friction of such devices upon exposure thereof to moisture. The lubricant coating vehicle allows the introduction of a pharmacological additive having a release rate that is within acceptable pharmacokinetic criteria. The release rate is adjusted by utilizing different salt forms of the additive and adjusting the concentration of a urethane pre-polymer.