Patent ID: 9539614
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: A61L,B05D,C08J,C08L

Claim:
1. A method for forming a lubricious coating on an inner surface of a lumen of a lead body, the method comprising: a) contacting the inner surface with a coating composition comprising a solvent and a silane surface modifying agent having a general formula of: wherein: R is selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted and halogen-substituted aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic and linear and branched alkyl-substituted aromatic groups having less than or equal to about fifteen carbons or wherein R is selected from the group consisting of short chain polymers where the number of monomer units ranges from 1 to 15; and R b) injecting steam into the lumen to contact the inner surface with steam; and c) curing the coating composition on the inner surface after the injecting step to form a siloxane coating.