To provide a lubricious coating capable of avoiding delamination or fracturing.

An article comprises: a substrate; and a patterned lubricious coating comprising a dot matrix pattern on at least a portion of the substrate. The substrate comprises a medical device selected from the group consisting of seals, staplers, clip appliers, energy suppliers, cannulas, obturators, catheters, filaments, sutures, surgical clips, fasteners, staples, pins, screws, prosthetic devices, drug delivery devices, meshes, fabrics, anastomosis rings, adhesives, sealants, and other implantable devices.