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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
May. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Polyvation B.v., Groningen, NL;
Inventors:
Joke Geesje Hagting, Groningen, NL;
Theodorus Adrianus Cornelius Flipsen, Groningen, NL;
Herbert Wilhelm Ulmer, Groningen, NL;
Assignee:
PolyVation B.V., Groningen, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A01N 25/10 (2006.01); A61K 47/32 (2006.01); A01N 25/02 (2006.01); A61Q 17/00 (2006.01); A61K 8/11 (2006.01); A61K 8/41 (2006.01); A61K 8/90 (2006.01); A01N 33/12 (2006.01); A01N 39/00 (2006.01); A01N 47/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/0014 (2013.01); A01N 25/02 (2013.01); A01N 25/10 (2013.01); A61K 8/11 (2013.01); A61K 8/416 (2013.01); A61K 8/90 (2013.01); A61K 47/32 (2013.01); A61Q 17/00 (2013.01); A61Q 17/005 (2013.01); A01N 33/12 (2013.01); A01N 39/00 (2013.01); A01N 47/44 (2013.01); A61K 2800/56 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to the fields of microbiology and health care, in particular to means and methods for minimizing the spread of hospital-acquired (HA) infections e.g. between patients and healthcare workers. Provided is an antimicrobial composition comprising an antimicrobial agent, a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier material and a polymer, the polymer being an N-vinyl lactam copolymer, and the composition being capable of forming a slow release antimicrobial film when applied to a skin surface.