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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2012
Semprus Biosciences Corp., Cambridge, MA (US);
Michael Bouchard, Wyomissing, PA (US);
Zheng Zhang, Cambridge, MA (US);
Jun Li, Brookline, MA (US);
Matt Skinner, Cambridge, MA (US);
Laurence Roth, Cambridge, MA (US);
Douglas Weaver, Cambridge, MA (US);
Eric W. Marchese, Cambridge, MA (US);
Robert Reed, Cambridge, MA (US);
Chad Huval, Somerville, MA (US);
Christopher R. Loose, Cambridge, MA (US);
ARROW INTERNATIONAL, INC., Wayne, PA (US);
Abstract
Catheters and a method of preparation thereof, the catheter comprising a catheter body, a juncture hub, extension lines and connectors, the catheter body having a proximal end, a distal end, an exterior surface, a tip region having a length of 10 cm measured from the distal end of the catheter body, and at least two lumen, each of the catheter body lumen having a proximal end, a distal end, a Lumen Aspect Ratio of at least 3:1, and an intraluminal surface, the distal ends of the at least two catheter body lumen being (i) non-coterminus or (ii) laser-cut, the exterior surface of the catheter body in the tip region or the intraluminal surface of the two catheter body lumen comprising a hydrophilic polymer layer having an Average Dry Thickness of at least about 50 nanometers.