A MEDICAL INSTRUMENT WITH A HYDROPHILIC, LOW-FRICTION COATING

摘要

A low friction, multilayer lubricious coating for a medical instrument. The multilayer coating comprising a first layer (3) in contact with the surface of the medical isntrument (2), and a second layer (4) sequentially applied to the surface of the medical instrument (2) without the use of organic solvents. Once both layers (3, 4) are applied to the surface of the instrument (2) and dried, they are simultaneously co-cured. This results in a composite coating in which the first and second polymer layers are physically held together without crosslinking or covalent bonds forming therebetween.