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Method for forming a self-lubricating fill tube
Assignee: American Hospital Supply Corp
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Filing: 1983-06-10
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Granted: 1984-07-10
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Expires: 2003-06-10
Abstract
Abstract A self-lubricating fill tube comprises an extended conduit having a coating of hydrophilic polymer extending over at least a portion of an outer surface of the conduit. A method for forming the self-lubricating fill tube comprises preparing the surface of the fill tube by cleaning and irradiating the fill tube with gamma radiation in a dosage of about 0.5 Mrads. The fill tube is immersed in a ethylenically unsaturated monomer solution containing oxidizable metallic ions which initiates polymerization of the monomer onto the exposed surface of the fill tube. The fill tube is removed from the monomer solution leaving a hydrophilic polymer coating on the surface of the fill tube. The polymer coated fill tubes are rinsed with deionized water.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas E. Hyans
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 08:15
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J7/00; C08J7/12; C08J7/16; C08J7/18; A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/04; A61L; A61L27/00; A61L27/28; A61L27/34
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A method for forming a self-lubricating fill tube which can be readily inserted through a retention valve, the method comprising the steps of: (a) cleaning the surface of a fill tube by exposing the fill tube to a fluorocarbon in an ultrasonic sound field; (b) irradiating the fill tube with gamma radiation to provide a radiation dosage of about at least 0.5 Mrad; (c) immersing the fill tube in a solution comprising an ethylenically unsaturated monomer and oxidizable metal ion at a temperature of about 75° C. for about 45 minutes under a nitrogen atmosphere; (d) rinsing the fill tube with deionized water leaving a hydrophilic lubricious coating of the polymerized monomer on the surface of the fill tube.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
119 words
A method for forming a self-lubricating fill tube which can be readily inserted through a retention valve, the method comprising the steps of: (a) cleaning the surface of a fill tube by exposing the fill tube to a fluorocarbon in an ultrasonic sound field; (b) irradiating the fill tube with gamma radiation to provide a radiation dosage of about at least 0.5 Mrad; (c) immersing the fill tube in a solution comprising an ethylenically unsaturated monomer and oxidizable metal ion at a temperature of about 75° C. for about 45 minutes under a nitrogen atmosphere; (d) rinsing the fill tube with deionized water leaving a hydrophilic lubricious coating of the polymerized monomer on the surface of the fill tube.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the ethylenically unsaturated monomer comprises a monomer selected from the group consisting of methacrylamide, sodium methacrylate, citraconic acid, methylolacrylamide, 2-hydroxy-ethyl acrylate, potassium acrylate, sodium acrylate, calcium acrylate, cobalt acrylate, 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid, acrylamide, 2-hydroxy-ethyl methacrylate, glycidylmethacrylate, vinyl pyrrolidone, acrylic acid, and methacrylic acid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method as recited in claim 2 wherein the ethylenically unsaturated monomer comprises acrylamide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method as recited in claim 1 wherein after the irradiating step the method further comprises the step of cooling the fill tube to a temperature of about 0° centigrade and holding the fill tube at such temperature until the fill tube is immersed in the monomer solution.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the rinsing step comprises rinsing the outer surface and lumen of the fill tube.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising the step of drying the fill tube after rinsing.
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