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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL (US);
Inventors:
Shamsedin Rostami, South Cambridgeshire, GB;
Joel D. Shutt, Gurnee, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61L 29/04 (2006.01); A61L 29/06 (2006.01); A61L 29/14 (2006.01); C08F 222/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 29/041 (2013.01); A61L 29/049 (2013.01); A61L 29/06 (2013.01); A61L 29/14 (2013.01); A61L 2400/10 (2013.01); C08F 222/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A catheter assembly includes at least one self-lubricated part formed from a mixture including a polymer and lubricant. The polymer has a functional group that can react with the functional group of the lubricant. The suitably functionalized lubricant provides for a low coefficient of friction surface for easier and less traumatic insertion and withdrawal of the catheter into and from body cavities.