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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
John R Chapman, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Ying-Cheng Lo, Green Oaks, IL (US);
Winnie Kubey, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Clifford J Holmes, Glenview, IL (US);
David Bell, Grayslake, IL (US);
Assignee:
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424-129 ; 424-133 ; 424-137 ; 424404 ;
Abstract
An antimicrobial material incorporated with a molecular halogen is provided. The antimicrobial material includes a plastic material and a molecular halogen entrapped within the plastic material. A directional release material is also provided in the present application. The directional release material allows for the control of the rate and site of halogen release. Still further, method of impregnating a plastic material are also provided.