Anti-infective and antithrombogenic medical articles and method for their preparation

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PATENT NO 5013306
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07497780

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An anti-infective medical article has chlorhexidine bulk distributed throughout a polyurethane base layer and may have a coating layer on the base layer. The coating layer may be chlorhexidine permeated into the surface or it may be an antibiotic, antithrombogenic agent or a polymeric surface layer laminated onto the base layer. The invention includes a method for preparing the article wherein a homogeneous melt of polymer and chlorhexidine is prepared by twin screw compounding and the melt is extruded to give a medical article having bulk distributed chlorhexidine.

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BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY A CORP OF NJNJ

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Byron, M Parke Centerville, OH 6 529
Solomon, Donald D Spring Valley, OH 78 6276

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