Medical instruments that exhibit surface lubricity when wetted

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PATENT NO 5670558
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08498796

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This invention provides a medical instrument having on a surface a layer (surface lubricating layer) that forms a hydrogel when wetted and that is composed of an insolubilized water-soluble or water-swellable polymer having a reactive functional group in the molecule. The surface having outstanding surface lubricity and, optionally, the ability to prevent the formation of thrombi.

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TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA44-1 HATAGAYA 2-CHOME SHIBUYA-KU TOKYO 1510072 ?1510072

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Ishii, Naoki Kanagawa, JP 64 1702
Onishi, Makoto Kanagawa, JP 27 1014
Shimura, Kenichi Tokyo, JP 45 996

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