IP Library Granted Patent US 11,718,755
Granted Patent B2
US 11,718,755 · App. 16/983,135 · Granted Aug 8, 2023

Elastomer composition and medical container stopper formed by molding same

Inventor: Kanae Karube (Mie, JP)
Assignee: MCPP Innovation LLC
C08L91/00A61J1/1406A61L29/04C08L51/06C08L53/02C08L2205/03C08L2207/04
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Patent No.
US 11,718,755
App. No.
16/983,135
Granted
Aug 8, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The elastomer composition of the present invention comprises a thermoplastic elastomer composition which contains 20 to 80% by weight of component (A), 1 to 25% by weight of component (B), and 1 to 70% by weight of component (C): Component (A): at least one block copolymer selected from: a block copolymer having a polymer block derived from a vinyl aromatic compound and a polymer block derived from at least one selected from a conjugated diene and isobutylene; and a block copolymer obtained by hydrogenating the block copolymer; Component (B): a polypropylene resin containing component (B1): a modified polypropylene obtained by graft-modifying a polypropylene resin with a diene compound; and Component (C): a hydrocarbon softener for rubber.

Claims (24)

1. A medical member, comprising an elastomer composition comprising a thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising 20 to 80% by weight of component (A), 1 to 25% by weight of component (B), and 1 to 70% by weight of component (C) with respect to a total amount of the following component (A), component (B), and component (C):

Component (A): at least one block copolymer selected from: a block copolymer having a polymer block derived from a vinyl aromatic compound and a polymer block derived from at least one selected from a conjugated diene and isobutylene; and a block copolymer obtained by hydrogenating the block copolymer;

Component (B): a polypropylene resin containing component (B1) below

Component (B1): a modified polypropylene obtained by graft-modifying a polypropylene resin with a diene compound; and

Component (C): a hydrocarbon softener for rubber,

wherein the elastomer composition has durometer hardness A (ISO 7619-1) of 10 to 40.

2. The medical member according to claim 1 , wherein the diene compound of the component (B1) is a conjugated diene compound.

3. The medical member according to claim 2 , wherein the conjugated diene compound of the component (B1) is isoprene.

4. The medical member according to claim 1 , wherein the component (1) has a melt flow rate (ISO 1133 (230° C., load 2.16 kg)) of 0.1 to 200 g/10 min.

5. The medical member according to claim 1 , wherein a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of the component (A) is 100,000 to 500,000.

6. A medical container stopper, comprising an elastomer composition comprising a thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising 20 to 80% by weight of component (A), 1 to 25% by weight of component (B), and 1 to 70% by weight of component (C) with respect to a total amount of the following component (A), component (B), and component (C):

Component (A): at least one block copolymer selected from: a block copolymer having a polymer block derived from a vinyl aromatic compound and a polymer block derived from at least one selected from a conjugated diene and isobutylene; and a block copolymer obtained by hydrogenating the block copolymer;

Component (B): a polypropylene resin containing component (B1) below

Component (B1): a modified polypropylene obtained by graft-modifying a polypropylene resin with a diene compound; and

Component (C): a hydrocarbon softener for rubber.

7. The medical container stopper according to claim 6 , which is a medical rubber stopper.

8. The medical container stopper according to claim 6 , wherein the diene compound of the component (B1) is a conjugated diene compound.

9. The medical container stopper according to claim 8 , wherein the conjugated diene compound of the component (B1) is isoprene.

10. He medical container stopper according to claim 6 , wherein the component (B1) has a melt flow rate (ISO 1133 (230° C., load 2.16 kg)) of 0.1 to 200 g/10 min.

11. The medical container stopper according to claim 6 , wherein a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of the component (A) is 100,000 to 500,000.

12. The medical container stopper according to claim 7 , wherein the diene compound of the component (B1) is a conjugated diene compound.

13. The medical container stopper according to claim 12 , wherein the conjugated diene compound of the component (B1) is isoprene.

14. The medical container stopper according to claim 7 , wherein the component (B1) has a melt flow rate (ISO 1133 (230° C., load 2.16 kg)) of 0.1 to 200 g/10 min.

15. The medical container stopper according to claim 7 , wherein a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of the component (A) is 100,000 to 500,000.

Assignments (1)
MERGER Recorded Aug 4, 2026
From: MCPP INNOVATION LLC
To: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 075514/0360 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-041123 · Mar 3, 2016 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16120650 · Sep 4, 2018
Continuation PCTJP2017008511 · Mar 3, 2017
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