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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Valentino J. Tramontano, Brockton, MA (US);
Brent Marsden, Reading, MA (US);
Robert F. Almeida, Norton, MA (US);
Eric W. Dahl, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
James W. Rawlins, Hattiesburg, MS (US);
Sharathkumar K. Mendon, Hattiesburg, MS (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 29/08 (2006.01); A61L 29/16 (2006.01); A61L 27/34 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); A61L 17/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 29/085 (2013.01); A61L 17/145 (2013.01); A61L 27/34 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61L 29/16 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61L 2300/104 (2013.01); A61L 2300/206 (2013.01); A61L 2300/224 (2013.01); A61L 2300/404 (2013.01); A61L 2300/45 (2013.01); A61L 2300/602 (2013.01); A61L 2420/02 (2013.01); A61L 2420/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Antimicrobial formulations and coatings for medical devices and processes therefor are disclosed. The formulations include at least one water permeable polymer with at least one antimicrobial agent in a liquid medium and are prepared by wet milling the components and can form antimicrobial coatings having uniformly dispersed particles having an average size of no greater than 50 microns.