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US 5,846,215 AGranted
Antibacterial swabs
AssigneeChesebrough-Pond's USA Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
InventorJoseph Frank Zygmont
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Abstract
A swab is provided which includes an elongate stem and an absorbent covering such as cotton surrounding opposite tips of the stem. An antimicrobial agent is dispersed within the absorbent covering. A process is also provided for manufacturing the swabs. The process includes the steps of preparing a liquid medium containing the antimicrobial agent, contacting the absorbent covering with the liquid medium and then drying the absorbent covering.
Claims5
A swab formed by a padding process, the swab comprising:
- an elongate stem with first and second ends opposite one another;
- an absorbent covering surrounding each of the first and second ends;
- and
- an antibacterial agent in dried form within the absorbent covering, the padding process including:
- dispersing the antibacterial agent into water forming an antibacterial agent containing medium;
- contacting the absorbent covering with the medium;
- and
- drying the medium to deposit the antibacterial agent in dried form onto the absorbent covering.
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