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US 2006/0149212 A1Published application
Antimicrobial matrix and method of use
OwnerNick Manesisinventor
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Abstract
A liquid dispensing apparatus for dispensing a sterile liquid comprises a container for storing the sterile liquid, a dispenser engaged with the container for expressing the sterile liquid from the container and a substrate of a porous, three-dimensional matrix within the container, the substrate providing an anti-microbial coating. The coating provides at least 4 square centimeters of surface area for each cubic centimeter of the interior volume of the container.
Claims16
A liquid dispensing apparatus comprising:
- a container storing an aqueous sterile liquid, the container providing an interior volume;
- a dispensing means engaged with the container for expressing the sterile liquid from the container;
- a substrate of a porous, three-dimensional matrix immersed within the liquid, the substrate providing an anti-microbial coating providing at least 4 square centimeters of surface area for each cubic centimeter of the interior volume of the container.
A method for dispensing a liquid, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a container storing a sterile aqueous liquid, the container providing an interior volume;
- engaging a dispensing means with the container for expressing the sterile liquid from the container;
- coating a matrix material with an antimicrobial coating with the matrix material disbursed or spread out, the coating providing at least 4 square centimeters of surface area for each cubic centimeter of the interior volume of the container, and compacting the matrix material into a porous, three-dimensional matrix immersed within the liquid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.