Sanitising composition

• Main Author: Sava, Alex
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 08.09.2022
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES AND WAXES; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES, AS HERBICIDES; CANDLES; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; CHEMISTRY; DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; DETERGENTS; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; FISHING; FORESTRY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; HYGIENE; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTSTHEREOF; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL; RESIN SOAPS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; TRAPPING; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS

The invention relates to methods and liquid compositions suitable for high level disinfection ("HLD") of medical instruments at close to ambient temperatures. The methods and compositions are also effective for digesting biological contaminants, and, surprisingly, can be used to clean and disinfect concurrently. Both cleaning and disinfection efficacy meet the criteria for cleaning and disinfection of medical devices. Use of compositions according to the invention enable reprocessing of instruments more quickly with greater energy efficacy, and greater convenience than prior art reprocessing methods. Compositions according to the invention are also useful for simultaneous cleaning and disinfecting other surfaces, for example in hospitals, food preparation areas and the like, or fabrics and the like such as are treated in hospital laundries.