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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2006
Filed:
May. 10, 2004
Applicants:
Michael Eric Benz, Ramsey, MN (US);
Julie a Alkatout, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Suping Lyu, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Michael Eric Benz, Ramsey, MN (US);
Julie A Alkatout, Saint Paul, MN (US);
SuPing Lyu, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 126/10 (2006.01); A61K 31/79 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
AB block copolymers, wherein n is at least two, that include A blocks with poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) units and B blocks with urethane groups, urea groups, imide groups, amide groups, ether groups, ester groups, or combinations thereof, as well as medical devices and methods.