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US 2025/0256012 A1Published application
Hydrophilic coatings for medical devices
AssigneeHollister Incorporated
InventorDavid J. Farrell
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Abstract
Lubricious hydrophilic coatings having a first visual appearance when in a non-hydrated state and transitioning to a second visual appearance when in a hydrated state and methods of making the same.
Claims20
A lubricious hydrophilic coating with a hydration indicator, comprising:
- a hydrophilic coating that becomes lubricious when hydrated with an amount of hydration fluid;
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- the hydrophilic coating having a first visual appearance when in a non-hydrated state and transitioning to a second visual appearance when in a hydrated state.
A method of making a medical device having a hydrophilic coating, comprising:
- applying a solution of a non-polar liquid and an alcohol to a hydrophilic coating wherein the hydrophilic coating is disposed on a surface of the medical device, and wherein the non-polar liquid is between about 0.1 weight percent to about 20 weight percent of the solution.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.