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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Insight Health Limited, Wembley, GB;
Inventors:
Tony Worthington, Birmingham, GB;
Tarja Karpanen, Birmingham, GB;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 36/61 (2006.01); A61K 36/53 (2006.01); A61K 31/045 (2006.01); A61K 31/155 (2006.01); A61K 31/05 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 36/53 (2013.01); A61K 31/045 (2013.01); A61K 31/05 (2013.01); A61K 31/155 (2013.01); A61K 36/61 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is based on the surprising antiseptic nature of chlorhexidine when combined with essential oils. It has been found that chlorhexidine, combined with an essential oil, is surprisingly effective at penetrating the skin surface and providing an antiseptic effect within the skin. It has also been found that a combination of chlorhexidine and eucalyptus oil is surprisingly effective as an antimicrobial against