Patent ID: 11871749
Assignee: ALDEN MEDICAL, LLC
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A method of disinfecting or sterilizing a non-porous hard surface, the method comprising:
(1) contacting the non-porous hard surface with a composition comprising:
(a) hydrogen peroxide at a concentration of 0.1 to 0.9% w/w;
(b) one or more linear monocarboxylic acids with a carbon chain length of C5 to C12, or a salt thereof, at a concentration of about 0.01 to about 5% w/w;
(c) salicylic acid at a concentration of about 0.01 to about 5% w/w; and
(d) water; and

(2) allowing the composition to remain in contact with the non-porous hard surface for at least 1 minute, thereby disinfecting or sterilizing the non-porous hard surface, wherein the composition does not contain or is substantially free of a volatile C1-C7 alcohol,
wherein the one or more linear monocarboxylic acids with a carbon chain length of C5 to C12, or a salt thereof, is caprylic acid (C8), or a salt thereof, and/or capric acid (C10), or a salt thereof, and wherein the pH of the composition is from about 0.1 to 2.