IP Library Granted Patent US 12,037,560
Granted Patent B2
US 12,037,560 · App. 17/075,965 · Granted Jul 16, 2024

UV cure topcoatings for medical devices

Inventors: Tyler Richard Long (Royersford, PA); Casmir S. Ilenda (Southampton, PA)
Assignee: Biocoat, Incorporated
C10M107/42A61L2/081A61L2/087A61L2/206A61L2101/44A61L2202/21C10M2217/0245C10N2040/50C10N2050/08
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Patent No.
US 12,037,560
App. No.
17/075,965
Granted
Jul 16, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention concerns coating compositions for medical devices or medical implants comprising a polymer which is soluble in water or water-alcohol solutions, the polymer made from monomers comprising: (a) at least one monomer that is a photo radical generator, and (b) at least one monomer comprising one or both of (i) ethylenic monomers comprising at least one acidic group and (ii) one or more of acrylates or acrylamides; wherein the molar ratio of one or both of (i) ethylenic monomers comprising at least one acidic group and (ii) one or more of acrylates or acrylamides to photo radical generator group is 20:1 to 500:1.

Claims (42)

1. A coating composition for medical devices or medical implants comprising a random polymer which is soluble in water or water-alcohol solutions, the polymer made from monomers consisting essentially of:

(a) at least one monomer that is a photo radical generator comprising one or more of 4-methacryloxy-2-hydroxybenzophenone, 4-acryloxybenzophenone, 4-methacryloxybenzophenone, acrylamidobenzophenone, methacrylamidobenzophenone, 2-hydroxy-4-acryloxyethoxybenzophenone, and 2-hydroxy-4-methacryloxyethoxybenzophenone, and

(b) (i) at least one monomer comprising ethylenic monomers comprising at least one acidic group; and (ii) at least one monomer comprising one or more of acrylates or acrylamides, provided one monomer is N-(2-hydroxyethyl)acrylamide;

wherein the ethylenic monomers comprise acrylic acid;

wherein the acrylates or acrylamides comprise acrylamide, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)acrylamide, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate, and N-(2-hydroxyethyl) methacrylamide, N-acryloylamido-ethoxyethanol, N-(hydroxymethyl) acrylamide, N-[tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl]acrylamide, 4-hydroxybutyl acrylate, hydroxypropyl acrylate, methyl 3-hydroxy-2-methylenebutyrate, hydroxypropyl methacrylate, 2-allyloxyethanol, 3-allyloxy-1,2-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol vinyl ether, di(ethylene glycol)vinyl ether, ethylene glycol vinyl ether, N,N-1,2-dihydroxyethylene-bis-acrylamide, N,N-1,2-dihydroxyethylene-bis-methyacrylamide, N-hydroxymethyl methacrylamide, N-tri(hydroxymethyl)-methyl-methacrylamide, or any mixture of the foregoing;

wherein the molar ratio of both of (i) ethylenic monomers comprising at least one acidic group and (ii) one or more of acrylates or acrylamides to (a) monomers comprising a photo radical generator is 20:1 to 500:1.

2. The coating composition of claim 1 , wherein the polymer is made from monomers consisting of:

(a) at least one monomer that is a photo radical generator comprising one or more of 4-methacryloxy-2-hydroxybenzophenone, 4-acryloxybenzophenone, 4-methacryloxybenzophenone, acrylamidobenzophenone, methacrylamidobenzophenone, 2-hydroxy-4-acryloxyethoxybenzophenone, and 2-hydroxy-4-methacryloxyethoxybenzophenone, and

(b) (i) at least one monomer comprising ethylenic monomers comprising at least one acidic group; and (ii) at least one monomer comprising one or more of acrylates or acrylamides, provided one monomer is N-(2-hydroxyethyl)acrylamide;

wherein the ethylenic monomers comprise and acrylic acid;

wherein the acrylates or acrylamides comprise acrylamide, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)acrylamide, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate, and N-(2-hydroxyethyl) methacrylamide, N-acryloylamido-ethoxyethanol, N-(hydroxymethyl) acrylamide, N-[tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl]acrylamide, 4-hydroxybutyl acrylate, hydroxypropyl acrylate, methyl 3-hydroxy-2-methylenebutyrate, hydroxypropyl methacrylate, 2-allyloxyethanol, 3-allyloxy-1,2-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol vinyl ether, di(ethylene glycol)vinyl ether, ethylene glycol vinyl ether, N,N-1,2-dihydroxyethylene-bis-acrylamide, N,N-1,2-dihydroxyethylene-bis-methyacrylamide, N-hydroxymethyl methacrylamide, N-tri(hydroxymethyl)-methyl-methacrylamide, or any mixture of the foregoing;

wherein the molar ratio of both of (i) ethylenic monomers comprising at least one acidic group and (ii) one or more of acrylates or acrylamides to (a) monomers comprising a photo radical generator is 20:1 to 500:1.

3. The coating composition of claim 1 , wherein the photo radical generator comprises 4-methacryloxy-2-hydroxybenzophenone.

4. The coating composition of claim 1 , wherein the molar ratio of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)acrylamide to acrylic acid is 2:1 to 5:1.

5. The coating composition of claim 1 , wherein the molar ratio of both of (i) ethylenic monomers comprising at least one acidic group and (ii) one or more of acrylates or acrylamides to photo radical generator comprising at least one photopolymerizable group is 40:1 to 200:1.

6. A coating composition for medical devices or medical implants comprising a random polymer which is soluble in water or water-alcohol solutions, the polymer made from monomers consisting essentially of:

(a) at least one monomer that is a photo radical generator comprising one or more of 4-methacryloxy-2-hydroxybenzophenone, 4-acryloxybenzophenone, 4-methacryloxybenzophenone, acrylamidobenzophenone, methacrylamidobenzophenone, 2-hydroxy-4-acryloxyethoxybenzophenone, and 2-hydroxy-4-methacryloxyethoxybenzophenone, and

(b) (i) at least one monomer comprising ethylenic monomers comprising at least one acidic group; and (ii) at least one monomer comprising one or more of acrylates or acrylamides;

wherein the ethylenic monomers comprising at least one acidic group comprises acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, 2-ethylacrylic acid, 2-propylacrylic acid, acryloxypropionic acid, isocrotonic acid, maleic anhydride, maleic acid and half esters, half amides and half thioesters of maleic acid, fumaric acid and itaconic acid, and mixtures thereof;

wherein the acrylates or acrylamides comprise acrylamide, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)acrylamide, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate, and N-(2-hydroxyethyl) methacrylamide, N-acryloylamido ethoxyethanol, N-(hydroxymethyl) acrylamide, N-[tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl]acrylamide, 4-hydroxybutyl acrylate, hydroxypropyl acrylate, methyl 3-hydroxy-2-methylenebutyrate, hydroxypropyl methacrylate, 2-allyloxyethanol, 3-allyloxy-1,2-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol vinyl ether, di(ethylene glycol)vinyl ether, ethylene glycol vinyl ether, N,N-1,2-dihydroxyethylene-bis-acrylamide, N,N-1,2-dihydroxyethylene-bis-methyacrylamide, N-hydroxymethyl methacrylamide, N-tri(hydroxymethyl)-methyl-methacrylamide, or any mixture of the foregoing;

wherein the molar ratio of both of (i) ethylenic monomers comprising at least one acidic group and (ii) one or more of acrylates or acrylamides to (a) monomers comprising a photo radical generator is 20:1 to 500:1;

wherein the polymer has a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of between 20,000 and 800,000.

7. The coating composition of claim 1 , additionally comprising a second polymer which is soluble in water or water-alcohol solutions.

8. The coating composition of claim 7 , wherein the ethylenic monomers of the second polymer comprise at least one acidic group, the ethylenic monomers of the second polymer comprising the at least one acidic group comprise one or more of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, 2-ethylacrylic acid, 2-propylacrylic acid, acryloxypropionic acid, isocrotonic acid, maleic anhydride, maleic acid and half esters, half amides and half thioesters of maleic acid, fumaric acid, itaconic acid, and any combination thereof.

9. The coating composition of claim 7 , wherein the acrylates or acrylamides of the second polymer comprise acrylamide, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)acrylamide, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate, N-(2-hydroxyethyl) methacrylamide, N-acryloylamido-ethoxyethanol, N-(hydroxymethyl) acrylamide, N-[tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl]acrylamide, 4-hydroxybutyl acrylate, hydroxypropyl acrylate, methyl 3-hydroxy-2-methylenebutyrate, hydroxypropyl methacrylate, 2-allyloxyethanol, 3-allyloxy-1,2-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol vinyl ether, di(ethylene glycol)vinyl ether, ethylene glycol vinyl ether, N,N-1,2-dihydroxyethylene-bis-acrylamide, N,N-1,2-dihydroxyethylene-bis-methyacrylamide, N-hydroxymethyl methacrylamide, N-tri(hydroxymethyl)-methyl-methacrylamide, and any mixture of the foregoing.

10. A coating composition for medical devices or medical implants comprising a random polymer which is soluble in water or water-alcohol solutions, the polymer made from monomers consisting essentially of:

(a) at least one monomer that is a photo radical generator comprising one or more of 4-methacryloxy-2-hydroxybenzophenone, 4-acryloxybenzophenone, 4-methacryloxybenzophenone, acrylamidobenzophenone, methacrylamidobenzophenone, 2-hydroxy-4-acryloxyethoxybenzophenone, and 2-hydroxy-4-methacryloxyethoxybenzophenone, and

(b) (i) at least one monomer comprising ethylenic monomers comprising at least one acidic group; and (ii) at least one monomer comprising one or more of acrylates or acrylamides;

wherein the ethylenic monomers comprising at least one acidic group comprises acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, 2-ethylacrylic acid, 2-propylacrylic acid, acryloxypropionic acid, isocrotonic acid, maleic anhydride, maleic acid and half esters, half amides and half thioesters of maleic acid, fumaric acid and itaconic acid, and mixtures thereof;

wherein the acrylates or acrylamides comprise acrylamide, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)acrylamide, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate, and N-(2-hydroxyethyl) methacrylamide, N-acryloylamido-ethoxyethanol, N-(hydroxymethyl) acrylamide, N-[tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl]acrylamide, 4-hydroxybutyl acrylate, hydroxypropyl acrylate, methyl 3-hydroxy-2-methylenebutyrate, hydroxypropyl methacrylate, 2-allyloxyethanol, 3-allyloxy-1,2-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol vinyl ether, di(ethylene glycol)vinyl ether, ethylene glycol vinyl ether, N,N-1,2-dihydroxyethylene-bis-acrylamide, N,N-1,2-dihydroxyethylene-bis-methyacrylamide, N-hydroxymethyl methacrylamide, N-tri(hydroxymethyl)-methyl-methacrylamide, or any mixture of the foregoing;

wherein the molar ratio of both of (i) ethylenic monomers comprising at least one acidic group and (ii) one or more of acrylates or acrylamides to (a) monomers comprising a photo radical generator is 20:1 to 500:1;

additionally comprising a second polymer which is soluble in water or water-alcohol solutions;

wherein the second polymer has a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of between 50,000 and 800,000.

11. The coating composition of claim 6 , wherein the photo radical generator comprises 4-methacryloxy-2-hydroxybenzophenone.

12. The coating composition of claim 6 , wherein the molar ratio of both of (i) ethylenic monomers comprising at least one acidic group and (ii) one or more of acrylates or acrylamides to photo radical generator comprising at least one photopolymerizable group is 40:1 to 200:1.

13. The coating composition of claim 6 , additionally comprising a second polymer which is soluble in water or water-alcohol solutions.

14. The coating composition of claim 13 , wherein the ethylenic monomers of the second polymer comprise at least one acidic group, the ethylenic monomers of the second polymer comprising the at least one acidic group comprise one or more of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, 2-ethylacrylic acid, 2-propylacrylic acid, acryloxypropionic acid, isocrotonic acid, maleic anhydride, maleic acid and half esters, half amides and half thioesters of maleic acid, fumaric acid, itaconic acid, and any combination thereof.

15. The coating composition of claim 13 , wherein the acrylates or acrylamides of the second polymer comprise acrylamide, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)acrylamide, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate, N-(2-hydroxyethyl) methacrylamide, N-acryloylamido-ethoxyethanol, N-(hydroxymethyl) acrylamide, N-[tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl]acrylamide, 4-hydroxybutyl acrylate, hydroxypropyl acrylate, methyl 3-hydroxy-2-methylenebutyrate, hydroxypropyl methacrylate, 2-allyloxyethanol, 3-allyloxy-1,2-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol vinyl ether, di(ethylene glycol)vinyl ether, ethylene glycol vinyl ether, N,N-1,2-dihydroxyethylene-bis-acrylamide, N,N-1,2-dihydroxyethylene-bis-methyacrylamide, N-hydroxymethyl methacrylamide, N-tri(hydroxymethyl)-methyl-methacrylamide, and any mixture of the foregoing.

16. The coating composition of claim 10 , wherein the photo radical generator comprises 4-methacryloxy-2-hydroxybenzophenone.

17. The coating composition of claim 10 , wherein the molar ratio of both of (i) ethylenic monomers comprising at least one acidic group and (ii) one or more of acrylates or acrylamides to photo radical generator comprising at least one photopolymerizable group is 40:1 to 200:1.

18. The coating composition of claim 10 , wherein the ethylenic monomers of the second polymer comprise at least one acidic group, the ethylenic monomers of the second polymer comprising the at least one acidic group comprise one or more of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, 2-ethylacrylic acid, 2-propylacrylic acid, acryloxypropionic acid, isocrotonic acid, maleic anhydride, maleic acid and half esters, half amides and half thioesters of maleic acid, fumaric acid, itaconic acid, and any combination thereof.

19. The coating composition of claim 10 , wherein the acrylates or acrylamides of the second polymer comprise acrylamide, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)acrylamide, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate, N-(2-hydroxyethyl) methacrylamide, N-acryloylamido-ethoxyethanol, N-(hydroxymethyl) acrylamide, N-[tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl]acrylamide, 4-hydroxybutyl acrylate, hydroxypropyl acrylate, methyl 3-hydroxy-2-methylenebutyrate, hydroxypropyl methacrylate, 2-allyloxyethanol, 3-allyloxy-1,2-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol vinyl ether, di(ethylene glycol)vinyl ether, ethylene glycol vinyl ether, N,N-1,2-dihydroxyethylene-bis-acrylamide, N,N-1,2-dihydroxyethylene-bis-methyacrylamide, N-hydroxymethyl methacrylamide, N-tri(hydroxymethyl)-methyl-methacrylamide, and any mixture of the foregoing.

Assignments (10)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 5, 2026
From: BIOCOAT, INCORPORATED
To: SURMODICSST, INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 075046/0105 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2026
From: INTEGER HYDROPHILIC TECHNOLOGIES LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 073675/0456 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 12, 2026
From: INTEGER AUGUSTA TECHNOLOGIES LLC
To: INTEGER HYDROPHILIC TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 074329/0875 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2026
From: BIOCOAT, INCORPORATED
To: INTEGER AUGUSTA TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 073381/0915 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME 061609/0774 Recorded Nov 23, 2025
From: BMO BANK N.A. (F/K/A BMO HARRIS BANK N.A.)
To: BIOCOAT, INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 073768/0769 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST RECORDED AT 061615/0577 Recorded Nov 23, 2025
From: ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC
To: BIOCOAT, INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 073768/0342 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2022
From: BIOCOAT, INCORPORATED
To: BMO HARRIS BANK N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 061609/0774 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2022
From: BIOCOAT, INCORPORATED
To: ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC
Reel/Frame 061615/0577 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE NAME OF ASSIGNEE FROM BIOCOAT, INC. TO BIOCOAT, INCORPORATED PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 056170 FRAME: 0254. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Oct 5, 2022
From: LONG, TYLER RICHARD; ILENDA, CASMIR S
To: BIOCOAT, INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 061606/0682 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2021
From: LONG, TYLER RICHARD; ILENDA, CASMIR S.
To: BIOCOAT, INC.
Reel/Frame 056170/0254 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62923722 · Oct 21, 2019
Related Publication 20210115350A1 · Apr 22, 2021