Chemical disinfectants based on phenolic active components and glutaraldehyde

US6008259A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC · DE

Inventors

• Otto Exner · Monheim, DE
• Manfred Hoffmann · Würzburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 17, 1997
• Grant date: Dec 28, 1999
• Expiry date: Apr 17, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A01N35/02
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Described is the use of microbicidal phenolic compounds in combination with glutaraldehyde for the preparation of disinfectants which are suitable for the disinfection of surfaces and instruments, but also of parts of the body (for example hands) in hospitals and doctors' surgeries.