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US 12,539,260 B2Granted
Antiseptic wipes
AssigneeMedline Industries, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Parthun, Martin Coffey, Alannah Minarcik
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Abstract
A wipe includes a cleansing composition disposed on a cloth. The cleansing composition can include an antiseptic, a humectant, an emollient, a surfactant, and a monohydric alcohol. A wipe can be made by preparing a cleansing composition and disposing the cleansing composition on a cloth. Two or more wipes may be included in a sealed package to maintain the sterile state of the wipes. A method of disinfecting skin can include applying a wipe to skin.
Claims16
A wipe comprising:
- a nonwoven cloth comprising plural fibers and having a denier variance ranging from 0.05 to 0.09, and
- a cleansing composition disposed on the cloth, the cleansing composition comprising chlorhexidine gluconate in an amount sufficient to reduce the number of active pathogens present on skin upon contact between the cleansing composition and the skin, a monohydric alcohol in an amount effective to provide a defoaming effect, a wetting agent, and water.
A method of making a wipe, the method comprising:
- preparing a cleansing composition consisting essentially of chlorhexidine gluconate in an amount ranging from 1 to 3%, glycerin in an amount ranging from 2 to 8%, propylene glycol in an amount ranging from 0.5 to 3%, isopropyl alcohol in an amount ranging from 0.2 to 0.8%, dimethicone in an amount ranging from 0.1% to 0.4%, benzalkonium chloride in an amount ranging from 0.02 to 0.08%, and water;
- and
- introducing the cleansing composition onto a nonwoven cloth having a denier variance ranging from 0.05 to 0.09.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.