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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2004
Jennifer Dean, Eindhoven, NL;
David B. Engel, The Woodlands, TX (US);
David Gascoyne, Schenectady, NY (US);
Jessica Hanley Budris, Troy, NY (US);
Daniel R. Olson, Voorheesville, NY (US);
Radislav Potyrailo, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Philippe Schottland, Evansville, IN (US);
Marc Wisnudel, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Jennifer Dean, Eindhoven, NL;
David B. Engel, The Woodlands, TX (US);
David Gascoyne, Schenectady, NY (US);
Jessica Hanley Budris, Troy, NY (US);
Daniel R. Olson, Voorheesville, NY (US);
Radislav Potyrailo, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Philippe Schottland, Evansville, IN (US);
Marc Wisnudel, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Abstract
The packaged medical article can comprise the medical article and a protective layer capable of inhibiting exposure of the medical article to a color change activator prior to use of the medical article. The medical article comprises a plastic portion and an active color changing specie, wherein the color changing specie is capable of changing color after exposure to a color change activator. The method for producing a medical article can comprise: combining thermoplastic resin with a blocked color changing specie to form a resin mixture and manufacture processing the resin mixture to form a packaged medical article. This manufacturing processing comprises forming the resin mixture into the medical article and packaging the medical article to form a packaged medical article. The color changing specie will not affect the structural integrity of the medical article when it changes color.