Title:
MEDICAL ARTICLE IMPROVED FOR PERMITTING STERILIZING PROCESS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH11235382
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a medical article improved for permitting a sterilizing process, obtainable from improvements in physical properties.
A medical article contains as a component element a silane graft copolymer of alpha olefin having ethylene and 3 to 20 carbon atoms. The copolymer has a hardness of 40 to 70A as measured with a durometer, a density of 0.85 to 0.95 g/cc, and a melt flow index of 0.1 to 1000 dg every ten minutes, and the medical article where the copolymer is molded and crosslinked in the form of the medical article has a compressive permanent set of 20% or less after sterilizing process.
Inventors:
HWANG CHORNG-FURE ROBIN
KNORS CHRISTOPHER JOHN
WILLIAMS JOEL L
KNORS CHRISTOPHER JOHN
WILLIAMS JOEL L
Application Number:
JP34505298A
Publication Date:
August 31, 1999
Filing Date:
December 04, 1998
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BECTON DICKINSON CO
International Classes:
A61L29/04; A61L31/04; A61L2/06; A61M5/142; A61M5/00; A61M5/31; A61M5/315; (IPC1-7): A61M5/142; A61L2/06
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Nao Okuyama (3 others)