Coating for use with medical devices and method of making same

Abstract

The inventive coating may be employed to deliver a pharmaceutical agent to a selected body area that is involved within the insertion or application of a medical device. Such medical devices may include silicone based urinary catheters and other medical implants as well as other silicone based devices having deformable portions which could benefit from the release of a pharmaceutical agent from its surface. The coating allows the introduction of the pharmacological additive having a release rate that is within acceptable pharmacokinetic criteria. The release rate is adjusted by utilizing different salt forms of the additive and adjusting the concentration of urethane and RTV silicone. The coating incorporates additive compounds such as anti-microbial, anti-fungals and other organic compounds. Methods are also provided for the manufacture of the subject coating and for the application of the same to surfaces of medical devices.

1 . A flexible coating for a medical device, the coating comprising: RTV silicone and urethane.  
     
     
         2 . The flexible coating of  claim 1 , further comprising an additive.  
     
     
         3 . The flexible coating of  claim 2  wherein said additive is a pharmacological compound.  
     
     
         4 . The flexible coating of  claim 1  wherein said RTV silicone is selected from the group consisting of methyltri-methoxy silane, methyltri-acetoxy silane, tetrachlorosilane, vinyl trimethoryl silane, organosilane ester tris[3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl] isocyanurate, bis[trimethoxysilyl)propyl] amine and gamma-ureidopropyl trimethoxy silane.  
     
     
         5 . The flexible coating of  claim 1  wherein said RTV silicone is methyltri-methoxy silane.  
     
     
         6 . The flexible coating of  claim 1  wherein said RTV silicone is methyltri-acetoxy silane.  
     
     
         7 . The flexible coating of  claim 1  wherein said urethane is selected from the group consisting of 4,4-methylenediphenol diisocyanante, 1,4-butanediol and polytetramethylene glycol.  
     
     
         8 . The flexible coating of  claim 1  further comprising a dye or pigment.  
     
     
         9 . The flexible coating of  claim 3  wherein said pharmacological compound is an anti-microbial selected from a group consisting of chorhexidene acetate, chlorhexidine gluconate, chlorhexidine hydrochloride, chlorhexidine sulfate, silver acetate, silver benzoate, silver carbonate, silver iodate, silver iodide, silver lactate, silver chloride, silver laurate, silver nitrate, silver oxide, silver palmitate, silver protein, silver sulfadiazine, polymyxin, tetracycline, tobramycin, gentamicin, rifampician, bacitracin, neomycin, chloramphenical, oxolinic acid, norfloxacin, nalidix acid, pefloxacin, enoxacin and ciprofloxacin, ampicillin, amoxicillin, piracil, cephalosporins, vancomycin and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         10 . The flexible coating of  claim 3  wherein said pharmacological compound is an anti-fungal selected from a group consisting of tolnaftate, miconazole, fluconazole, clotrimazole, econazole, ketoconazole, itraconazole, terbinafine, amphotericin, nystatin, natamycin and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         11 . The flexible coating of  claim 3  wherein said pharmacological compound is an phytochemical selected from a group consisting of grapefruit seed extract, tea tree oil, myrtle oil and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         12 . The flexible coating of  claim 1  wherein said coating is flexible while allowing adhesion to deformable segments of a medical device.  
     
     
         13 . The flexible coating of  claim 3  wherein said coating further includes an emulsifier, wherein said emulsifier stabilizes in suspension said pharmaceutical additive.  
     
     
         14 . The flexible coating of  claim 13  wherein said emulsifier is selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol disterate and ethylene glycol monosterate.  
     
     
         15 . A flexible coating including RTV silicone and urethane for a silicone based medical device, the flexible coating being disposed on a deformable surface of the silicone based medical device and retaining adhesion to the deformable surface.  
     
     
         16 . The flexible coating of  claim 15 , further comprising an additive.  
     
     
         17 . The flexible coating of  claim 16  wherein said additive is a medicinal compound.  
     
     
         18 . A flexible silicon based medical device coating comprising RTV silicone and urethane said coating being adherently disposed on a deformable surface of said device, wherein said RTV silicone is selected from the group consisting of methyltri-methoxy silane, methyltri-acetoxy silane, tetrachlorosilane, vinyl trimethoryl silane, organosilane ester tris[3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl], isocyanurate, bis[trimethoxysilyl)propyl] amine and gamma-ureidopropyl trimethoxy silane.  
     
     
         19 . The flexible coating of  claim 18  wherein said RTV silicone is methyltri-methoxy silane.  
     
     
         20 . The flexible coating of  claim 18  wherein said RTV silicone is methyltriacetoxy silane.  
     
     
         21 . The flexible coating of  claim 18  wherein said urethane is selected from the group consisting of 4,4-methylenediphenol diisocyanante, 1,4-butanediol and polytetramethylene glycol.  
     
     
         22 . The flexible coating of  claim 18  further comprising a dye or pigment.  
     
     
         23 . The flexible coating of  claim 18  further comprising a medicinal compound wherein said medicinal compound is an anti-microbial selected from a group consisting of chorhexidene acetate, chlorhexidine gluconate, chlorhexidine hydrochloride, chlorhexidine sulfate, silver acetate, silver benzoate, silver carbonate, silver iodate, silver iodide, silver lactate, silver chloride, silver laurate, silver nitrate, silver oxide, silver palmitate, silver protein, silver sulfadiazine, polymyxin, tetracycline, tobramycin, gentamicin, rifampician, bacitracin, neomycin, chloramphenical, oxolinic acid, norfloxacin, nalidix acid, pefloxacin, enoxacin and ciprofloxacin, ampicillin, amoxicillin, piracil, cephalosporins, vancomycin and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         24 . The flexible coating of  claim 18  further comprising a medicinal compound wherein said medicinal compound is an anti-fungal selected from a group consisting of tolnaftate, miconazole, fluconazole, clotrimazole, econazole, ketoconazole, itraconazole, terbinafine, amphotericin, nystatin, natamycin and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         25 . The flexible coating of  claim 18  further comprising a medicinal compound wherein said medicinal compound is an phytochemical selected from a group consisting of grapefruit seed extract, tea tree oil, myrtle oil and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         26 . The flexible coating of  claim 18  wherein said coating further includes an emulsifier, wherein said emulsifier stabilizes in suspension medicinal additives.  
     
     
         27 . The flexible coating of  claim 26  wherein said emulsifier is selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol disterate and ethylene glycol monostereate.  
     
     
         28 . The flexible coating of  claim 26  wherein said coating contains between 30 to 70 percent by weight urethane, between 10 to 30 percent by weight RTV silicone, between 15 to 50 percent by weight medicinal agent and between 2 to 6 percent by weight emulsifier.  
     
     
         29 . A method for producing a coating for a medical article comprising: blending RTV silicone, urethane, and a solvent until dissolved.  
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 29  further comprising the step of blending an additive until dissolved.  
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 30  wherein said additive is a medicinal compound.  
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 29  further comprising the step of blending a dye or pigment until dissolved.  
     
     
         33 . A method for producing a coating for a medical article comprising: blending RTV silicone, urethane, in a solvent until dissolved, wherein said RTV silicone is selected from the group consisting of methyltri-methoxy silane, methyltri-acetoxy silane, tetrachlorosilane, vinyl trimethoryl silane, organosilane ester tris[3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl] isocyanurate, bis[trimethoxysilyl)propyl] amine and gamma-ureidopropyl trimethoxy silane.  
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 33  wherein said RTV silicone is methyltri-methoxy silane.  
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 33  wherein said RTV silicone is methyltriacetoxy silane.  
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 33  wherein said solvent is selected from the group consisting of ethyl lactate, methylbenzoate, propolyacrylate, n-Methypyrrolidinone and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 31  further comprising the step of blending into said coating an emulsifier wherein said emulsifier stabilizes in suspension said pharmacological compound.  
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 33  wherein said solvent is selected from the group consisting of toluene, hexane, xylene, tetrahydrofuran, cyclohexanone and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 33  wherein said solvent is selected from the group consisting of C1-12 alkylesters of carboxylic acids.  
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 33  wherein said urethane is selected from the group consisting of 4,4-methylenediphenol diisocyanante, 1,4-butanediol and polytetramethylene glycol.  
     
     
         41 . The method of  claim 31 , wherein said medicinal compound is selected from a group consisting of chorhexidene acetate, chlorhexidine gluconate, chlorhexidine hydrochloride, chlorhexidine sulfate, silver acetate, silver benzoate, silver carbonate, silver iodate, silver iodide, silver lactate, silver chloride, silver laurate, silver nitrate, silver oxide, silver palmitate, silver protein, silver sulfadiazine, polymyxin, tetracycline, tobramycin, gentamicin, rifampician, bacitracin, neomycin, chloramphenical, quinolone, oxolinic acid, norfloxacin, nalidix acid, pefloxacin, enoxacin, ciprofloxacin, ampicillin, amoxicillin, piracil, cephalosporins, vancomycin and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         42 . The method of  claim 31  wherein said medicinal compound is an anti-fungal selected from a group consisting of tolnaftate, miconazole, fluconazole, clotrimazole, econazole, ketoconazole, itraconazole, terbinafine, amphotericin, nystatin, natamycin and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         43 . The method of  claim 31  wherein said medicinal compound is a phytochemical selected from a group consisting of grapefruit seed extract, tea tree oil, myrtle oil and mixtures thereof.  
     
     
         44 . (CANCELLED)  
     
     
         45 . A method of producing a flexible coating having a medicinal additive comprising: 
 forming a first solution by blending about 0.5 percent to 10 percent by weight urethane with about 90 percent to 99.5 percent by weight of a first solvent;    forming a second solution by blending about 0.5 percent to 5.0 percent by weight of a medicinal compound with about 95 percent to 99.5 percent by weight of a second solvent;    combining 15 percent to 60 percent by weight of the first solution with 40 to 85 percent by weight of the second solution forming a third solution; and    incorporating about 0.5 percent to 10 percent by weight of a RTV silicone into the third solution.