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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 11, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph Frank Zygmont, Killingworth, CT (US);
Assignee:
Chesebrough-Pond's USA Co., Division of Conopco, Inc., Greenwich, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604-1 ;
Abstract
A swab is provided which includes an elongate stem and an absorbent covering such as cotton surrounding opposite tips of the stem. An antimicrobial agent is dispersed within the absorbent covering. A process is also provided for manufacturing the swabs. The process includes the steps of preparing a liquid medium containing the antimicrobial agent, contacting the absorbent covering with the liquid medium and then drying the absorbent covering.