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Last Updated: March 29, 2024

Details for Patent: 7,066,916


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Title:Disinfectant delivery system, and method of providing alcohol-free disinfection
Abstract: A disinfectant delivery system and method of providing alcohol-free disinfection to a body to be disinfected, as well as a method of infection reduction by preparation of a patient before an invasive procedure. A blended cloth comprising first fibers and second fibers is provided with the first fibers generally being greater in quantity by weight than the second fibers. A disinfectant solution impregnates the blended cloth, with the disinfectant solution having chlorhexidine gluconate as an active ingredient and having no alcohol. In the method according to the invention, at least one impregnated blended cloth is used to disinfect at least a portion of a body. A plurality of blended cloths can be provided for disinfecting discrete portions of the body. When an invasive procedure is to be performed on a patient, a further method according to the invention of infection reduction comprises using a CHG-impregnated cloth to disinfect at least a portion of the patient at least one day prior to the invasive procedure proximate the location of the invasive procedure.
Inventor(s): Keaty, Jr.; Thomas (Crystal Lake, IL), Skiba; Barbara T. (Chicago, IL), Hanifl; Paul H. (Barrington Hills, IL)
Assignee: Sage Products, Inc. (Cary, IL)
Filing Date:May 12, 2003
Application Number:10/435,902
Claims:1. A method of infection reduction by preparation of a patient before an invasive procedure, comprising a. providing a blended cloth comprising a fibrous mat impregnated with a disinfecting solution having chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) as an active ingredient and having no alcohol, and b. using the impregnated cloth to disinfect at least a portion of the patient at least one day prior to, and up to several days prior to, the invasive procedure proximate the location of the invasive procedure.

2. The method according to claim 1, in which method step "a" comprises providing a blended cloth comprising first fibers and second fibers, wit the quantity by weight of said first fibers generally being greater than the quantity by weight of said second fibers, said blended cloth having an absorbency by weight greater than the weight of said blended cloth.

3. The method according to claim 1, in which step "a" comprises providing a plurality of said blended cloths in a package, and step "b" comprises using each cloth to disinfect a discrete portion of the patient.

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