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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2003
Applicants:
Richmond R. Cohen, Williamsport, PA (US);
Preston Keusch, Hazlet, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Richmond R. Cohen, Williamsport, PA (US);
Preston Keusch, Hazlet, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 7/22 (2006.01); B05D 3/06 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); B65D 81/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for fabricating a water-swellable porous plastic plug is provided, the process including the steps of: providing a porous substrate having a plurality of passageways therethrough, disposing into the passageways a hydrophilic polymer, irradiating the substrate to induce cross-linking of the hydrophilic polymer, such that the polymer forms a hydrogel coating on the walls of the passageways.