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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Aortech International Plc, Glasgow, GB;
Inventor:
Ajay D. Padsalgikar, Plymouth, MN (US);
Assignee:
Aortech International plc, Glasgow, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B32B 37/06 (2006.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01); B32B 27/28 (2006.01); B32B 27/40 (2006.01); B32B 7/10 (2006.01); C09J 175/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 7/10 (2013.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/28 (2013.01); B32B 27/40 (2013.01); B32B 37/06 (2013.01); C09J 175/04 (2013.01); B32B 2535/00 (2013.01); C09J 2475/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a process for bonding a silicone or silicone based material to a polyurethane and use of the bonded silicone-polyurethane in the manufacture of biomaterials, devices, articles or implants, in particular long term implantable medical devices in the fields of cardiology, orthopedics, plastic surgery and gastroenterology. The process involves the steps of (a) flame treating a surface of the silicone or silicone based material and (b) bonding the polyurethane to the flame treated surface of the silicone or silicone based material.