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| 20080215034 | Endotracheal cuff and technique for using the same - An inflatable balloon cuff with a water-swellable coating may be adapted to seal a patient's trachea when associated with an endotracheal tube. The water-swellable coating may enhance a cuff's mechanical pressure seal. The water-swellable coating may be loosely adhered or not adhered to the cuff in order to allow the coating to flow into and seal any leak paths that may form when the cuff is inflated in a patient's trachea. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080268243 | Coated filaments - The present disclosure describes a coating for a surgical filament including a vinyl lactam polymer and a lactone polymer. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090035572 | YARNS CONTAINING THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER COPOLYMER AND POLYOLEFIN FILAMENTS - Braids and surgical devices are made from yarns that include a core sheath construction with at least one yarn made from a thermoplastic elastomer and at least one yarn made from a polyolefin material. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20100069957 | Coated Filaments - The present disclosure describes a coating for a surgical suture including a vinyl lactam polymer and a lactone polymer. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100092530 | Novel Triclosan Salts - Novel silver-triclosan salts are provided which have antimicrobial properties and may be used as pharmaceutical compositions or to treat articles such as medical devices, packaging materials, and textiles. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100297066 | BIODEGRADABLE PEPTIDE RELEASING POLYMERS - Novel biodegradable compositions are disclosed. The biodegradable compositions include at least one hydroxyl-terminated component and at least one bioactive peptide in a linear chain. The compositions may be utilized as medical devices including drug delivery devices, tissue adhesives and/or sealants. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110129512 | Antimicrobial Releasing Polymers - The present disclosure is directed to polymers having hydroxyl containing bioactive agents incorporated into the backbone of the polymer or attached thereto by pendant linkages. Hydroxyl containing bioactive agents which may be attached to these polymers include antimicrobial agents such as triclosan. The polymers may be utilized to form medical devices or coatings for such devices. The hydroxyl containing bioactive agent may be released from the polymer upon hydrolysis of the polymeric backbone or pendant linkage in vivo. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110172705 | Water-Swellable Copolymers and Articles and Coatings Made Therefrom - The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising a copolymer that includes a first monomer and a second monomer that is different from the first monomer, wherein both the first and second monomer are selected from the group consisting of 3-sulfopropyl acrylate potassium salt, sodium acrylate, N-(tris(hydroxyl methyl)methyl)acrylamide, and 2-acrylamide-2-methyl-1-propane sulfonic acid. The present disclosure further relates to methods for preparing the copolymer compositions and shaped articles comprising the copolymers. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110172707 | Water-Swellable Copolymers and Articles and Coatings Made Therefrom - The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising a copolymer that includes a first monomer and a second monomer that is different from the first monomer, wherein both the first and second monomer are selected from the group consisting of 3-sulfopropyl acrylate potassium salt, sodium acrylate, N-(tris(hydroxyl methyl)methyl)acrylamide, and 2-acrylamideo-2-methyl-1-propane sulfonic acid. The present disclosure further relates to methods for preparing the copolymer compositions and shaped articles comprising the copolymers. | 07-14-2011 |
