Deactivation wipe kit and method of forming and using the same
AssigneeVeltek Associates, Inc.
InventorsMark J. COMPO, Michael BALESTRI
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Abstract
A hazardous drug deactivation wipe kit includes a first pouch having a one-way valve coupled to an end thereof, a second pouch, and a third pouch. The first pouch contains a wipe saturated in a hypochlorite solution, the second pouch contains a wipe saturated in thiosulfate solution, and the third pouch contains a wipe saturated in isopropyl alcohol solution. The deactivation wipe kit may be used in a clean room to deactivate most hazardous drugs on a work surface.
Claims21
A hazardous drug deactivation wipe kit, comprising:
- a first pouch having a one-way valve coupled to an end thereof, the first pouch containing a wipe saturated in hypochlorite solution;
- a second pouch containing a wipe saturated in thiosulfate solution;
- and
- a third pouch containing a wipe saturated in isopropyl alcohol solution,
- wherein the deactivation wipe kit is configured for use in a controlled environment to deactivate hazardous drugs on a work surface.
A method of preparing a deactivation wipe kit, comprising the steps of:
- (a) placing a dry wipe in a first pouch having a one-way valve coupled to an end thereof;
- (b) placing a thiosulfate-saturated wipe in a second pouch;
- (c) placing an isopropyl alcohol-saturated wipe in a third pouch;
- (d) hermetically sealing the first pouch, the second pouch, and the third pouch to respectively form a first closed pouch, second closed pouch and third closed pouch;
- (e) placing the first closed pouch, the second closed pouch, and the third closed pouch in a plastic bag and hermetically sealing the plastic bag to form a closed pouch enclosure;
- (f) placing the closed pouch enclosure in a container and irradiation sterilizing the container and its contents to form a sterilized closed container;
- (g) transferring the sterilized closed container to a controlled environment and removing the first closed pouch, the second closed pouch, and third closed pouch from the closed pouch enclosure;
- (h) aseptically filling the first closed pouch with sterile hypochlorite solution via the one-way valve to saturate the dry wipe with hypochlorite solution.
A deactivation wipe kit, comprising:
- a first closed pouch having a one-way filling valve coupled to an end thereof, the first pouch containing a wipe saturated in first solution;
- and
- a second closed pouch containing a wipe saturated in second solution.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.