Patent ID: 8221365
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: A61L,A61M,A61P,B65D

Abstract:
1. A method of infection reduction by preparation of a patient before an invasive procedure, comprising a. providing a first blended cloth comprising a fibrous mat impregnated with a first disinfecting solution having chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) as an active ingredient and having no alcohol, and b. using the first impregnated cloth to disinfect at least a portion of the patient at least one day prior to, and up to several days prior to, the invasive procedure proximate the invasive procedure, wherein substantially all of the chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) in the first disinfecting solution is released from the first blended cloth during the method step “b”, c. providing a second blended cloth comprising a fibrous mat impregnated with a second disinfecting solution having chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) as an active ingredient and having no alcohol, and d. using the second impregnated cloth to disinfect at least a portion of the patient at the time of the invasive procedure proximate the invasive procedure, wherein the first blended cloth comprises first fibers and second fibers, with the quantity by weight of said first fibers generally being greater than the quantity by weight of the second fibers, said first blended cloth having an absorbency by weight greater than the weight of said first blended cloth, and wherein the second blended cloth comprises first fibers and second fibers, with the quantity by weight of said first fibers generally being greater than the quantity by weight of the second fibers, said second blended cloth having an absorbency by weight greater than the weight of said second blended cloth.