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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2016
Applicant:
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);
Inventor:
Meriadeg Thomas, Saint Denis, FR;
Assignee:
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 35/18 (2006.01); C11D 17/04 (2006.01); B29C 44/12 (2006.01); B29C 44/34 (2006.01); B29K 29/00 (2006.01); B29K 105/08 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B29K 105/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11D 17/049 (2013.01); B29C 35/18 (2013.01); B29C 44/1266 (2013.01); B29C 44/3415 (2013.01); B29K 2029/04 (2013.01); B29K 2105/046 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0809 (2013.01); B29L 2031/753 (2013.01);
Abstract
The embodiments disclosed herein relate to absorbent pads. The absorbent pads can be used as cleansing wipes, and can be used to clean various objects, including gloves, medical appliances, and elongate medical devices. The absorbent pads can include a polymer matrix and a reinforcement member. Methods of manufacturing the absorbent pads can include physically cross-linking a polymer solution or foam to form a cross-linked polymer matrix. One or more freeze-thaw cycles can be used to cross-link the polymer solution or foam.