Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
59 words
Article exhibiting at least one surface of glass, silicon, aluminium or silicone rubber coated with a biocompatible surface layer, characterized in that the biocompatible surface layer consists of a polysaccharide containing at least one hydroxyl group, which polysaccharide is covalently bound to said surface of glass, silicon, aluminium or silicone rubber of the article by means of a silane.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
59 words
Article exhibiting at least one surface of glass, silicon, aluminium or silicone rubber coated with a biocompatible surface layer, characterized in that the biocompatible surface layer consists of a polysaccharide containing at least one hydroxyl group, which polysaccharide is covalently bound to said surface of glass, silicon, aluminium or silicone rubber of the article by means of a silane.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
Article according to claim 1, characterized in that it is a catheter or a device for sampling and/or storage of blood.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
Article according to claim 1, characterized in that it is a heart-lung machine, in which machine aluminium surfaces of the machine coming into contact with blood are coated with the biocompatible surface layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
62 words
Process for providing articles exhibiting . at least one surface of glass, silicon, aluminium or silicone rubber with a biocompatible surface layer, characterized in that said surface of.the article, after oxidation thereof when required, is reacted with a silane containing at least one epoxy group and that the surface thus treated is reacted with a polysaccharide containing at least one hydroxyl group.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
62 words
Process for providing articles exhibiting . at least one surface of glass, silicon, aluminium or silicone rubber with a biocompatible surface layer, characterized in that said surface of.the article, after oxidation thereof when required, is reacted with a silane containing at least one epoxy group and that the surface thus treated is reacted with a polysaccharide containing at least one hydroxyl group.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process according to claim 4, characterized in that a neutral polysaccharide is used as said saccharide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process according to claim 5, characterized in that dextran is used as said neutral polysaccharide.