DISINFECTANT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISINFECTION

摘要

The invention relates to methods and kits for use in reducing microbial counts on a patient's skin prior to surgery. Such a kit may be sealed, and include a dry substrate, a container of antiseptic composition, a tray with recessed portion(s), and a cover in sealing contact with a top rim of the tray to seal the contents in the tray. Such a kit may include two (e.g., identical) trays, which are initially attached to one another, each tray providing contents sufficient for one use (e.g., one use within 2 hours of the scheduled surgery, and a prior use done earlier (e.g., the night before). The related method may include providing the kit, removing the cover, dosing the substrate with the antiseptic composition in the tray's recessed region, and using the dosed substrate to apply the composition to skin proximate a location of the invasive procedure to be performed.

主权项

1. A method of reducing microbial count on a patient's skin prior to an invasive procedure, the method comprising:
(A) providing a sealed kit comprising:
one or more dry substrates;(ii) a container containing an antiseptic composition;(iii) a tray with one or more recessed portions for holding the dry substrates and the antiseptic composition; and(iii) a cover in sealing contact with a top rim of the tray to seal the kit; (B) removing the cover from the tray; (C) dosing the dry substrate with the antiseptic composition within one of the one or more recessed portions of the tray; and (D) using the dosed substrate to apply the antiseptic composition to at least one area of skin proximate a location of the invasive procedure to be performed.