| abstract |
SUMMARY A lubricating medical device having a physiologically active ingredient absorbed therein is disclosed. Various polymer substrates, such as catheters, stents, dilatation balloons, guidewires, endotracheal tubes, instruments, implants and other medical devices may be used for an extended period of time, e.g., for 3-30 days or more. Lubricity and abrasion resistance as well as a substantially constant release profile of the physiologically active ingredient can be provided. |