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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2006
Applicant:
Karmin Lorraine Olson, Kansas City, MO (US);
Inventor:
Karmin Lorraine Olson, Kansas City, MO (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 9/46 (2006.01); B01D 71/26 (2006.01); A61B 5/103 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hydrophilic body includes a porous membrane with hydrophobic properties. The porous membrane includes at least one of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene, woven polytetrafluoroethylene, and non woven polytetrafluoroethylene. A coating is formed on at least a portion of the porous membrane. The coating has hydrophilic properties and includes at least one of an organofunctional siloxane and a polyether urethane polymer.