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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2001
Bruce G. Kania, Bozeman, MT (US);
Robert O. Becker, Lowville, NY (US);
John Scofield, Clarks Summit, PA (US);
Bruce G. Kania, Bozeman, MT (US);
Robert O. Becker, Lowville, NY (US);
John Scofield, Clarks Summit, PA (US);
Fountainhead, LLC, Shepherd, MT (US);
Abstract
A treatment device having an antimicrobial sheet material operably connected to an appliance. The antimicrobial material includes a first layer of polymeric material such as a gel composition containing a block copolymer and mineral oil, and a second layer that contains a bactericidal metal such as silver. The appliance retains the antimicrobial material in a selected position in the user's mouth, nose, or other body cavity; it may assume a variety of configurations depending on position and extent of the treatment site.