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Rapid, curing, electrically conductive adhesive
Assignee: CONTOUR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY Inc
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Filing: 1990-01-19
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Granted: 1992-06-23
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Expires: 2010-01-19
Abstract
Abstract Adhesive precursor compositions comprising an N-vinyl lactam monomer and an acrylic monomer mixed together in a ratio of between 10:1 to 1:10 can be polymerized rapidly and efficiently in situ in less than 30 seconds, and preferably less than 10 seconds, upon exposure to UV light. The electrically conductive hydrogel compositions consist essentially of the polymerizable monomers, water, a cross-linking agent, an ionizable salt, and a photoinitiator.
Inventors
- 👤 Jack H. Smuckler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 13:49
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61N; A61N1/00; A61N1/02; A61N1/04; A61N1/0404; A61N1/0472; A61N1/0492; A61N1/0496; C; C08; C08F; C08F226/00; C08F226/06; H; H01; H01B; H01B1/00; H01B1/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
A composition for use in preparing a biomedical adhesive comprising an aqueous mixture consisting essentially of the following ingredients: 1) water, 2) a water-soluble cross linking agent, 3) a photoinitiator, 4) a monomer component comprising a mixture of an N-vinyl lactam monomer and an acrylic monomer present in a weight ratio greater than about 2:1, 5) and an ionizable salt the ratio of said ingredients 1-4 being sufficient to result, upon curing in air for less than 30 seconds by exposure to ultraviolet radiation from a lamp of 200 watts per linear inch intensity, in rapid polymerization of said monomers to produce a soft, conformable, essentially dry hydrogel adhesive.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
A composition for use in preparing a biomedical adhesive comprising an aqueous mixture consisting essentially of the following ingredients: 1) water, 2) a water-soluble cross linking agent, 3) a photoinitiator, 4) a monomer component comprising a mixture of an N-vinyl lactam monomer and an acrylic monomer present in a weight ratio greater than about 2:1, 5) and an ionizable salt the ratio of said ingredients 1-4 being sufficient to result, upon curing in air for less than 30 seconds by exposure to ultraviolet radiation from a lamp of 200 watts per linear inch intensity, in rapid polymerization of said monomers to produce a soft, conformable, essentially dry hydrogel adhesive.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition of claim 1 characterized in that curing occurs in less than 10 seconds.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition of claim 1 characterized in that curing occurs in less than 5 seconds.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said water-soluble cross-linking agent is a diacrylate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said photoinitiator is 1-hydroxylcyclohexyl phenyl ketone.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the acrylic monomer is acrylic acid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the N-vinyl lactam monomer is N-vinyl pyrrolidone.
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