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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
May. 21, 2004
Applicant:
Robert S. Ward, Lafayette, CA (US);
Inventor:
Robert S. Ward, Lafayette, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Polymer Technology Group, Berkeley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G 77/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A biocompatible multipolymer, having a backbone comprising about 10 to 45 wt % of at least one hard segment and about 55 to 90 wt % of soft segments. The soft segments are divided into three groups, 5 to 25 wt %, of total soft segment weight, of an oxygen permeable soft segment; 5 to 25 wt %, of total soft segment weight, of a hydrophilic soft segment; and 50 to 90 wt %, of total soft segment weight, of a biostable, relatively hydrophobic soft segment.