Abstract: The invention relates to a wire for medical use comprising a substrate provided with a first layer and a polymer layer applied thereto, whereby said first layer is polyether sulphone and said polymer layer is a hydrophilic copolymer built up of an N-vinyl lactam compound and an alkyl (meth)acrylate compound. The invention furthermore relates to a method for producing the same and to the copolymer to be used therefor.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 23, 1998
Date of Patent:
July 11, 2000
Assignee:
Belden Wire and Cable B.V.
Inventors:
Johannes Hendrikus Leonardus Hanssen, Levinus Hendrik Koole