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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:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Zhi-Jian Yu, Irvine, CA (US);
Stanley William Huth, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Metrex Research Corporation, Orange, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/14 ; C11D 3/00 ; D06M 1/600 ; C23G 1/02 ; B08B 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/14 ; C11D 3/00 ; D06M 1/600 ; C23G 1/02 ; B08B 9/00 ;
Abstract
A composition for cleaning and decontaminating medical devices such as dialyzers. A per-compound oxidant, for example, hydrogen peroxide (H O ) and/or peracetic acid, is mixed with a buffer such as dipotassium hydrogen phosphate. The pH of the composition is between about 5-11. The composition effectively cleans the device, can achieve high level disinfection and sterilization of the device and is non-corrosive to plastics and adhesives used in the device.