Patents by Inventor Margaret P. Kiezulas

Margaret P. Kiezulas has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Medical apparatus having protective, lubricious coating
    Patent number: 5026607
    Abstract: A method for providing a medical apparatus with a protective, lubricious coating is described. The method comprises providing a coating solution which contains a protective compound such as a urethane, a slip additive such as a siloxane, and optionally, a crosslinking agent for the protective compound such as a polyfunctional aziridine, coating the solution onto a surface of a medical apparatus and allowing the coating to set. The resulting surface coating is lubricious, tough and flexible. The coating is well suited for use with materials used as components of balloon catheters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1991
    Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventor: Margaret P. Kiezulas