Lubricant soluble fluorescent agent and method for its use in a system for detection of lubricant coatings
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsKevin G. Tingey, Victor A. Williamitis, Charles W. Daugherty, Jeanne E. Lambert, Steven H. Mersch
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Abstract
A method for visualization of a lubricant coating on a surface of an article includes dissolving a fluorescent agent into a lubricant. The method then includes applying the fluorescenated lubricant to coat a surface of the article. The coated article is then irradiated with an electromagnetic radiation capable of inducing a fluorescent emission in the fluorescent agent and the fluorescent emission is observed to detect the coverage of the lubricant on the surface of the article.
Claims7
A method for visualization of the degree of coverage of polydimethylsiloxane lubricant on a surface of a medical device comprising:
- dissolving a fluorescent agent into a polydimethylsiloxane lubricant at a concentration of between about 10.sup.-5 % to about 10.sup.-6 %;
- applying said fluroscenated polydimethylsiloxane lubricant to a surface of a medical device;
- irradiating the surface with an electromagnetic radiation to induce a fluorescent emission in said fluorescent agent;
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- detecting said fluorescent emission in order to visualize the degree of coverage of the polydimethylsiloxane on the surface of the medical device.
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