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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
David K Jeng, Lombard, IL (US);
Assignee:
Allegiance Corporation, McGaw Park, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 57 ; 424 7806 ; 424 7807 ; 424456 ; 514743 ; 514944 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides antimicrobial skin-preparations useable to disinfect a surgical site for surgery. The antimicrobial skin-preparation formula includes iodine, alcohol and gel. The new pre-operative skin-preparation quickly and effectively kills microorganisms when applied to the surgical site. The skin-preparation continues to effectively inhibit microorganism growth in the applied area over an extended period of time. One gel skin-preparation according to the invention includes alcohol at 60%-90% v/v, iodine at 1.0%-15.0% w/v, and gel at 0.1%-30.0% w/v. A carrier solvent and other optional components may also be added to the formula.