Patent ID: 8859030

Claim:
A method for producing a medical device comprising: applying a solution containing a phenolic compound to a medical device, wherein the phenolic compound is 1,3-dihydroxybenzene or t-butylhydroxyanisole, the medical device being sized and configured to be positioned in a living body, the medical device being made of a base material and possessing a surface, with at least a part of the surface being composed of a polyamide; the applying of the solution to the medical device comprising applying the solution containing the phenolic compound to the medical device so that the solution containing the phenolic compound contacts the part of the surface of the base material that is composed of the polyamide; and coating the base material with a hydrophilic polymer after applying the solution containing the phenolic compound, with the hydrophilic polymer being coated onto the part of the surface of the base material to which is applied the solution containing the phenolic compound.