| US 7,595,021 B2 | ||
| Method of providing alcohol-free disinfection | ||
| Thomas Keaty, Jr., Crystal Lake, Ill. (US); Ram Chakroborty, Darien, Ill. (US); Jennifer M. Allen, Crystal Lake, Ill. (US); Ajay Chawla, Crystal Lake, Ill. (US); Robert J. Panek, Jr., Huntley, Ill. (US); and Paul H. Hanifl, Barrington Hills, Ill. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Sage Products, Inc., Cary, Ill. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 21, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/507,288. | ||
| Application 11/507288 is a division of application No. 10/435898, filed on May 12, 2003, abandoned. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0280648 A1, Dec. 14, 2006 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. A61L 2/18 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 422—28 [442/402; 424/404; 206/210] | 5 Claims |
| 1. A method of providing a topical alcohol-free skin disinfection to a body to be disinfected, comprising:
a. providing a blended cloth comprising first fibers and second fibers, said first and second fibers consisting of polyester,
with the quantity by weight of said first fibers being greater than the quantity by weight of said second fibers, said first
fibers having one thickness and said second fibers having a second thickness different from said first fibers, the thickness
of said first fibers being about 1.2 to 1.5 denier, and the thickness of said second fibers being about 4.75 denier, said
blended cloth having an absorbency by weight greater than the weight of said blended cloth,
b. providing a disinfecting solution having chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) as an active ingredient and having no alcohol,
c. impregnating said cloth with said disinfecting solution, and
d. using the impregnated cloth to disinfectant at least a portion of the body.
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