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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.:

US 9693675 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 20, 2014

Cleaning composition

Applicant:

Medivators Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);

Inventors:

John J. Matta, Shoreview, MN (US);

Tuan Nguyen, Chaska, MN (US);

Huyen Phuong Bui, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);

Assignee:

Medivators Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);

Attorney:

Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

Primary Examiner:

Duy Deo

Assistant Examiner:

Maki Angadi

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 9/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/12 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); B08B 9/02 (2006.01); C11D 1/72 (2006.01); C11D 3/00 (2006.01); C11D 3/20 (2006.01); C11D 3/33 (2006.01); C11D 11/00 (2006.01); C11D 7/06 (2006.01); C11D 7/16 (2006.01); C11D 7/26 (2006.01); C11D 7/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/005 (2013.01); A61B 1/123 (2013.01); A61B 19/34 (2013.01); B08B 9/02 (2013.01); C11D 1/72 (2013.01); C11D 3/0047 (2013.01); C11D 3/2048 (2013.01); C11D 3/33 (2013.01); C11D 7/06 (2013.01); C11D 7/16 (2013.01); C11D 7/261 (2013.01); C11D 7/263 (2013.01); C11D 7/3245 (2013.01); C11D 11/0023 (2013.01); C11D 11/0041 (2013.01); A61B 2019/343 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided herein is a composition that includes: (i) chelator (e.g., ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)), (ii) buffer system (e.g., potassium phosphate dibasic and sodium hydroxide), (iii) cleaner (e.g., diethyl glycol monoethyl ether), (iv) solubilizer (e.g., propylene glycol), and (v) diluent (e.g., water), wherein the composition has a pH of at least about 9.5. Also provided is a method of cleaning a medical device that includes contacting the medical device with the composition described herein, for a period of time effective to clean the medical device. Subsequent to the cleaning, the medical device can optionally be disinfected, dried, and stored.

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