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US 11,389,570 B2Granted
High strength biomedical materials
AssigneeAccess Vascular, Inc.
InventorsJames F. Biggins, Michael Bassett, Daniel Donahue
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Abstract
High strength biomedical materials and processes for making the same are disclosed. Included in the disclosure are nanoporous hydrophilic solids that can be extruded with a high aspect ratio to make high strength medical catheters and other devices with lubricious and biocompatible surfaces.
Claims7
An article, comprising:
- a lumen;
- and
- a polymeric material;
- wherein the polymeric material comprises at least one water soluble polymer,
- wherein the polymeric material is free of covalent crosslinking agents,
- wherein the polymeric material has a Young's modulus of 5-100 MPa at equilibrium water content (EWC), and
- wherein the article comprises a plurality of interconnected pores.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.