US5541304A
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Crosslinked hydrogel compositions with improved mechanical performance
Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed Inc
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Filing: 1994-05-02
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Granted: 1996-07-30
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Expires: 2014-05-02
Abstract
Abstract This invention provides a method of altering the water content of a hydrogel comprising treatment of said hydrogel with a liquid dehydrating composition. There is further provided a method of altering the water content of a hydrogel-containing medical device. The medical devices of the present invention comprise a hydrogel having a water level ex vivo lower than the thermodynamic equilibrium water level when in vivo. These medical devices comprise a hydrogel contacted with a liquid dehydrating agent, wherein said medical device has a lower water level ex vivo than the thermodynamic equilibrium water level when the medical device is in vivo.
Inventors
- 👤 Samuel A. Thompson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 20:12
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L27/00; A61L27/50; A61L27/52; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S524/00; Y10S524/916; Y10S623/00; Y10S623/90
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
51 words
A method of increasing the resistance to columnar buckling of a tubular hydrogel-containing medical device, said method comprising reversibly extracting water from said device by treatment of it with a liquid dehydrating composition to partially remove water therefrom to produce a tubular hydrogel-containing medical device with increased resistance to columnar buckling.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
51 words
A method of increasing the resistance to columnar buckling of a tubular hydrogel-containing medical device, said method comprising reversibly extracting water from said device by treatment of it with a liquid dehydrating composition to partially remove water therefrom to produce a tubular hydrogel-containing medical device with increased resistance to columnar buckling.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said device comprises a member selected from the group consisting of polyhydroxy ethyl methacrylate, polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylamide, poly(N-vinyl pyrolidone), polyethylene oxide, and hydrolyzed polyacrylonitrile.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said device comprises polyvalent metal salts of at least one member selected from the group consisting of alginate, pectin, carboxymethyl cellulose, heparin, hyaluronate, pullulan, gellan and xanthan.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said liquid dehydrating composition is selected from the group consisting of glycerol, ethylene glycol, poly(ethylene glycol), propane diols, butane diols, hexylene glycol, triethanol amine, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, mixtures of corn syrup and high fructose corn syrup, fructose, honey, alcohols, ketones and combinations thereof with water.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said liquid dehydrating composition is selected from the group consisting of glycerol, poly(ethylene glycol), corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, mixtures of corn syrup and high fructose corn syrup, fructose, and combinations thereof with water.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
A tubular hydrogel-containing medical device immersed in a liquid dehydrating agent, wherein said device has a lower water level ex vivo than the thermodynamic equilibrium water level when in vivo, and wherein said medical device has increased resistance to columnar buckling.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
A tubular hydrogel-containing medical device immersed in a liquid dehydrating agent, wherein said device has a lower water level ex vivo than the thermodynamic equilibrium water level when in vivo, and wherein said medical device has increased resistance to columnar buckling.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The medical device of claim 6 wherein said device comprises a member selected from the group consisting of polyhydroxy ethyl methacrylate, polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylamide, poly(N-vinylpyrolidone), polyethylene oxide, and hydrolysed polyacrylonitrile.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
The medical device of claim 6 wherein said device comprises polyvalent metal salts of at least one member selected from the group consisting of alginate, pectin, carboxymethyl cellulose, heparin, hyaluronate, pullulan, gellan and xanthan.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
54 words
The medical device of claim 6 wherein said dehydrating agent is selected from the group consisting of glycerol, ethylene glycol, poly(ethylene glycol), propane diols, butane diols, hexylene glycol, triethanol amine, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, mixtures of corn syrup and high fructose corn syrup, fructose, honey, alcohols, ketones and combinations thereof with water.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
The medical device of claim 6 wherein said liquid dehydrating agent is selected from the group consisting of glycerol, poly(ethylene glycol), corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, mixtures of corn syrup and high fructose corn syrup, fructose, and combinations thereof with water.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The medical device of claim 6 wherein said dehydrating agent is fugitive in vivo.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said device comprises at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of chitin and chitosan.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The medical device of claim 6 wherein said device comprises at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of chitin and chitosan.
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