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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Convatec Technologies Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventors:
Phillip Godfrey Bowler, Flintshire, GB;
Daniel Gary Metcalf, Flintshire, GB;
David Parsons, Flintshire, GB;
Emily Sonia Johnson, Flintshire, GB;
Assignee:
CONVATEC TECHNOLOGIES INC., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/569 (2006.01); C12Q 1/04 (2006.01); G01N 33/533 (2006.01); G01N 33/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 49/0041 (2013.01); C12Q 1/04 (2013.01); G01N 33/533 (2013.01); G01N 33/569 (2013.01); G01N 33/582 (2013.01);
Abstract
A staining composition for use in making biofilm detectable on viable tissue wherein the composition preferentially stains the biofilm and comprises a staining agent in a quantity effective to stain the biofilm and render it detectable.