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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Thea E. Lubrecht, Randolph, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Thea E. Lubrecht, Randolph, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Becton Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/315 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for lubricating a sealing member in a drug delivery device includes the steps of washing and rinsing the sealing members in hot deionized water following by drying the sealing members. The dried sealing members are tumbled with polymeric silicone and then irradiated at a target dose between 2.5 and 4.0 Mrads. The irradiated sealing members are then utilized in a variety of drug delivery devices including syringes, pre-filed syringes, drug cartridges, and needleless injector ampules.