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AssigneeMerit Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorsJim Mottola, Richard P. Jenkins, Gregory R. McArthur
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Coatings for syringe plunger tips, as well as syringes and syringe components including such coatings, are disclosed. A material of the coating may have at least one different material property than a material of the syringe component to which it is applied. The coatings may provide a reduced coefficient of friction between the coating and a surface of the syringe relative to the coefficient of friction between the uncoated component and the syringe surface. Methods for manufacturing a syringe or syringe component including such coatings, as well as methods for isolating a substance in a syringe from a syringe component, are also disclosed.
A syringe comprising:
A syringe component comprising:
A method of manufacture of a syringe assembly, comprising applying a coating to a plunger tip,
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.