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US 5,742,943 AGranted
Slip-coated elastomeric flexible articles and their method of manufacture
AssigneeJohnson & Johnson Medical, Inc.
InventorMao C. Chen
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AssigneeJohnson & Johnson Medical, Inc.
InventorMao C. Chen
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In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a flexible article, such as a surgeon's glove, displaying slip properties with respect to damp and dry mammalian tissue without use of powder lubricants. The article is comprised of a substrate layer having an elastomeric material, the layer having a wearer-contacting surface and a damp slip-conferring amount of a lubricant composition applied to the wearer-contacting surface. The lubricant composition is selected from the group consisting of a first composition and a second composition. The first composition comprises an acetylenic diol and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an organo-modified silicone, an amino-modified silicone, and a cationic surfactant. The second composition comprises a cationic surfactant and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an organo-modified silicone, an amino-modified silicone, and an acetylenic diol. The elastomer may be natural or synthetic, and is preferably selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, a polyurethane, neoprene, nitrile rubber, a styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer, a styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer and combinations thereof. The cationic surfactant is preferably 1-hexadecylpyridinium chloride monohydrate.
A method of treating an elastomeric flexible article, the method comprising:
A flexible elastomeric article having a wearer-contacting surface in which a lubricant composition has been applied to the wearer-contacting surface so as to provide lubricity of the surface with respect to damp skin, wherein the lubricant composition is selected from the group consisting of a first composition and a second composition,
A flexible article displaying slip properties with respect to damp and dry mammalian tissue without use of powder lubricants comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.