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US 4,788,060 AGranted
Multiple electrolyte douche and wipe composition
AssigneeAbbott Laboratories
InventorsClarence J. Endicott, Donald E. Hartung
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AssigneeAbbott Laboratories
InventorsClarence J. Endicott, Donald E. Hartung
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A disposable feminine hygiene kit and system that includes a douche composition for internal cleansing of the vagina, and a wipe solution for external cleansing of the vulva. The douche formulation may be a ready-to-use liquid solution, or a concentrate. It comprises inorganic salts, as well as a buffering agent for pH adjustment. The concentrate does not require a preservative. The ready-to-use liquid solution incorporates the ingredients of the concentrate, and also includes a preservative. The compositions of both the liquid and the concentrate comprise a multiple electrolyte solution, pH-adjusted and isotonic (after dilution of the concentrate), resulting in optimal vaginal compatibility. The douche composition is used in combination with a preserved anti-bacterial wipe solution for use upon the external vulva. The wiping solution is preferably incorporated into a towelette application.
A kit containing both (a) an internal vaginal douche in the form of either a ready-to-use solution or a concentrate to be diluted, and (b) an external vulval wipe product wherein said douche comprises (1) a solution of inorganic salts that mimic the electrolyte balance of normal tissue selected from the group comprising sodium acetate, sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, potassium chloride and sodium gluconate;
A system for internal and external feminine hygiene comprising an internal vaginal douche formulation and an external vulval wipe product, wherein said douche formulation comprises (1) a solution of inorganic salts the mimic the electrolyte balance of normal tissue selected from the group comprising sodium acetate, sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, potassium chloride and sodium glucontae;
A process for cleansing the vaginal area comprising the steps of introducing into the vaginal cavity an internal vaginal douche formulation which comprises (1) a solution of inorganic salts that mimic the electrolyte balance of normal tissue selected from the group comprising sodium acetate, sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, potassium chloride and sodium glucontae;
An internal vaginal douche formulation comprising a solution containing balanced electrolytes wherein said balanced electrolyte solution comprises an aqueous solution of sodium chloride, potassium chloride, magnesium chloride hexahydrate, sodium acetate, and sodium gluconate.
An external vulval wipe solution comprising (a) caprylic/capric triglyceride;
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