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20100135950 | Iron(II)-Containing Treatments for Hyperphosphatemia - A pharmaceutical composition comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable ferrous iron compound; an amine polymer or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Alternatively, a pharmaceutical composition comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable ferrous iron compound and pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the ferrous iron compound is selected from the group consisting of iron(II) acetate, iron(II) citrate, iron(II) ascorbate, iron(II) oxalate, iron(II) oxide, iron(II) carbonate, iron(II) carbonate saccharated, iron(II) formate, iron(II) sulfate, iron(II) chloride, iron(II) acetylacetonate and combinations thereof. A method of treating a subject with hyperphosphatemia comprises administering to the subject an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition as described above. | 06-03-2010 |
20100145286 | LAYERED NON-FOULING, ANTIMICROBIAL ANTITHROMBOGENIC COATINGS - Substrates, optionally coated with an undercoating, having grafted thereto one or more non-fouling materials are described herein. The non-fouling, polymeric material can be grafted to a variety of functionalized substrate materials, particularly polymeric substrates and/or polymeric undercoatings immobilized on a substrate. The compositions described herein are highly resistant protein absorption, particularly in complex media and retain a high degree of non-fouling activity over long periods of time. The compositions described herein may also demonstrate antimicrobial and/or anti-thrombogenic activity. The non-fouling material can be grafted to a functionalized substrate, or optionally from an undercoating on the substrate, preferably without significantly affecting the mechanical and/or physical properties of the substrate material | 06-10-2010 |
20100152708 | NON-FOULING, ANTI-MICROBIAL, ANTI-THROMBOGENIC GRAFT-FROM COMPOSITIONS - Substrates, optionally coated with an undercoating layer, having grafted there from one or more non-fouling materials are described herein. The non-fouling, polymeric material can be grafted from a variety of substrate materials, particularly polymeric substrates and/or polymeric undercoating layers. The graft-from techniques described herein can result in higher surface densities of the non-fouling material relative to graft-to formulations. Graft-from methods can be used to produce covalently tethered polymers. The compositions described herein are highly resistant protein absorption, particularly in complex media and retain a high degree of non-fouling activity over long periods of time. The compositions described herein may also demonstrate antimicrobial and/or anti-thrombogenic activity. The non-fouling material can be grafted from the substrate, or optionally from an undercoating layer on the substrate, preferably without significantly affecting the mechanical and/or physical properties of the substrate material. | 06-17-2010 |
20130158488 | LUMINAL MODIFICATIONS FOR CATHETERS - Catheters and a method of preparation thereof comprising a catheter body and at least one connector. The catheter body has an exterior surface and at least one lumen having an aspect ratio of at least 3:1 and an intraluminal surface comprising a hydrophilic polymer layer thereon, the hydrophilic polymer layer has an average dry thickness of at least about 50 nanometers. | 06-20-2013 |
20130158517 | SURFACE MODIFICATION FOR DIALYSIS CATHETERS - Catheters and a method of preparation thereof, the catheter comprising a catheter body, a juncture hub, extension lines and connectors, the catheter body having a proximal end, a distal end, an exterior surface, a tip region having a length of 10 cm measured from the distal end of the catheter body, and at least two lumen, each of the catheter body lumen having a proximal end, a distal end, a Lumen Aspect Ratio of at least 3:1, and an intraluminal surface, the distal ends of the at least two catheter body lumen being (i) non-coterminus or (ii) laser-cut, the exterior surface of the catheter body in the tip region or the intraluminal surface of the two catheter body lumen comprising a hydrophilic polymer layer having an Average Dry Thickness of at least about 50 nanometers. | 06-20-2013 |
20130158518 | SURFACE MODIFICATION FOR CATHETERS COMPRISED OF MULTIPLE MATERIALS - Catheters and a method for preparation thereof, the catheter comprising as component parts thereof a catheter body, a juncture hub, at least one extension line and at least one connector, each of said component parts comprising an exterior surface, at least one lumen having an intraluminal surface and a bulk polymer, wherein the intraluminal or external surface of a first of said component parts and the exterior or intraluminal surface of a second of said component parts comprise a hydrophilic polymer layer thereon having an Average Dry Thickness of at least about 50 nanometers and the first and second component parts comprise bulk polymers having different chemical compositions | 06-20-2013 |
20130243720 | Iron(II)-Containing A Treatments for Hyperphosphatemia - A pharmaceutical composition comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable ferrous iron compound; an amine polymer or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Alternatively, a pharmaceutica composition comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable ferrous iron compound and pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the ferrous iron compound is selected from the group consisting of iron(II) acetate, iron(II) citrate, iron(II) ascorbate, iron(II) oxalate, iron(II) oxide, iron(II) carbonate, iron(II) carbonate saccharated, iron(II) formate, iron(II) sulfate, iron(II) chloride, iron(II) acetylacetonate and combinations thereof. A method of treating a subject with hyperphosphatemia comprises administering to the subject an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition as described above. | 09-19-2013 |
20140045398 | LAYERED NON-FOULING, ANTIMICROBIAL ANTITHROMBOGENIC COATINGS - Substrates, optionally coated with an undercoating, having grafted thereto one or more non-fouling materials are described herein. The non-fouling, polymeric material can be grafted to a variety of functionalized substrate materials, particularly polymeric substrates and/or polymeric undercoatings immobilized on a substrate. The compositions described herein are highly resistant protein absorption, particularly in complex media and retain a high degree of non-fouling activity over long periods of time. The compositions described herein may also demonstrate antimicrobial and/or anti-thrombogenic activity. The non-fouling material can be grafted to a functionalized substrate, or optionally from an undercoating on the substrate, preferably without significantly affecting the mechanical and/or physical properties of the substrate material | 02-13-2014 |
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20110305872 | NON-FOULING, ANTI-MICROBIAL, ANTI-THROMBOGENIC GRAFT-FROM COMPOSITONS - A method for preparing and resulting articles of manufacture comprising a substrate having a surface, a bulk beneath the surface, and a grafted polymer layer on the substrate surface, the substrate surface and the grafted polymer layer, in combination, constituting a modified surface having a fibrinogen adsorption of less than about 125 ng/cm | 12-15-2011 |
20110305881 | ARTICLES HAVING NON-FOULING SURFACES AND PROCESSES FOR PREPARING THE SAME INCLUDING APPLYING A PRIMER COAT - Processes are described herein for preparing medical devices and other articles having a low-fouling surface on a substrate comprising a polymeric surface. The polymeric surface material may possess a range of polymeric backbones and substituents while providing the articles with a highly efficient, biocompatible, and non-fouling surface. The processes involve coating the substrate to conceal or reduce flaws on or in the surface of the medical device or other article substrate, and thereafter forming a grafted polymer layer on the treated substrate surface. | 12-15-2011 |
20110305895 | ARTICLES HAVING NON-FOULING SURFACES AND PROCESSES FOR PREPARING THE SAME INCLUDING PRETREATMENT OF ARTICLES - Processes are described herein for preparing medical devices and other articles having a low-fouling surface on a substrate comprising a polymeric surface. The polymeric surface material may possess a range of polymeric backbones and substituents while providing the articles with a highly efficient, biocompatible, and non-fouling surface. The processes involve treating the substrate to reduce the concentration of chemical species on the surface of or in the substrate without altering the bulk physical properties of the device or article, and thereafter forming a grafted polymer layer on the treated substrate surface. | 12-15-2011 |
20110305898 | NON-FOULING, ANTI-MICROBIAL, ANTI-THROMBOGENIC GRAFT COMPOSITIONS - The present invention generally relates to articles of manufacture, such as medical devices, having a non-fouling surface comprising a grafted polymer material. The surface resists the adhesion of biological material. | 12-15-2011 |
20110305909 | ARTICLES HAVING NON-FOULING SURFACES AND PROCESSES FOR PREPARING THE SAME WITHOUT ALTERING BULK PHYSICAL PROPERTIES - Processes are described herein for preparing medical devices and other articles having a low-fouling surface on a substrate comprising a polymeric surface. The polymeric surface material may possess a range of polymeric backbones and substituents while providing the articles with a highly efficient, biocompatible, and non-fouling surface. The processes involve treating the substrate to reduce the concentration of chemical species on the surface of or in the substrate without altering the bulk physical properties of the device or article, and thereafter forming a grafted polymer layer on the treated substrate surface. | 12-15-2011 |