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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2002
Larry L. Smith, Seattle, WA (US);
Anthony M. Lowman, Wallingford, PA (US);
Larry L. Smith, Seattle, WA (US);
Anthony M. Lowman, Wallingford, PA (US);
Sonotech, Inc., Bellingham, WA (US);
Abstract
Method and formulations to extend the utility of ultrasound compliant adhesive hydrogel membranes from static to dynamic applications by modifying the surface of at least one face so as to transform the tactile nature of the surface from one that is adhesive and render it smooth and lubricious. Such modification thus provides one face that is smooth and lubricious and the other unmodified, hence providing one adhesive surface that can be attached to the skin of a patient, the face of an ultrasound probe or other surfaces that benefit from the adhesive/lubricious configuration of such modified adhesive hydrogels.