Patent ID: 8956682
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: A61L,B05D,C09D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A medical device having a coating, the coating a polymeric matrix comprising a hydrophilic polymer, an ultraviolet light-activated aryl ketone photogroup providing covalent bonding in the coating and covalently bonded to the hydrophilic polymer, and a visualization moiety pendent from the hydrophilic polymer, wherein the hydrophilic polymer is covalently crosslinked to other hydrophilic polymers, covalently crosslinked to a coating material that is different than the hydrophilic polymer, covalently bonded to a surface of the medical article, or combinations thereof, and wherein the visualization moiety comprises a fluorophore that provides color under visible light, or can be induced to provide color.