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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2001
Alexander Sulakvelidze, Baltimore, MD (US);
J. Glenn Morris, Jr., Baltimore, MD (US);
Zemphira Alavidze, Tbilisi, GE;
Gary R. Pasternack, Baltimore, MD (US);
Torrey C. Brown, Severna Park, MD (US);
Intralytix, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices for sanitation using bacteriophage are disclosed. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for sanitation using at least one bacteriophage includes the steps of (1) storing the at least one bacteriophage in a container; and (2) applying the at least one bacteriophage to a surface to be sanitized with a dispersing mechanism. According to another embodiment of the present invention, a sanitation device that dispenses at least one bacteriophage includes a container, at least one bacteriophage stored in the container, and a dispersing mechanism that disperses the at least one bacteriophage from the container.