Safe transport gel for treating medical instruments
US6387858B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC11D2111/42
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for treating medical instruments after a surgical procedure, which leaves blood or other body fluid on the instrument, includes applying a gel composition that inhibits the fluid from drying on the instruments. The gel composition is preferably a low viscosity gel exhibiting both sufficient flow and coating characteristics. The viscosity is preferably from about 700 to about 4,000 centipoise (cps), preferably around 3,000 cps. Applying a gel to post-surgical medical instruments contains and keeps protein containing fluids moist for extended periods of time and facilitates subsequent transportation, cleaning, and sterilization of such instruments.
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