Medical devices coated with shape memory polymer foams Patent uri icon

abstract

  • An embodiment includes a system comprising: a substrate of a medical device; an un-foamed polyurethane coating directly contacting the substrate and fixedly attached to the substrate; a thermoset polyurethane shape memory polymer (SMP) foam, having first and second states, which directly contacts the polyurethane coating and fixedly attaches to the polyurethane coating; wherein the polyurethane coating fixedly attaches the SMP foam to the substrate. Other embodiments are described herein.

author list (cited authors)

  • Muschalek, R., Hearon, K., Nash, L. D., & Maitland, D. J.

complete list of authors

  • Muschalek, Rachael||Hearon, Keith||Nash, Landon D||Maitland, Duncan J

publication date

  • February 2020