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Method and device for inhibiting H.I.V. hepatitis B and other viruses and germs when using a needle, scalpel and other sharp instrument in a medical environment

  • US 5,437,656 A
  • Filed: 07/14/1993
  • Issued: 08/01/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/27/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A sharp-edged metal instrument coated with an anti-infective coating comprising said instrument coated with an anti-infective coating which is insoluble in a biological medium and which is able to be bound to said sharp-edged metal instrument during storage, use and initial disposal thereof, the anti-infective coating including a biocompatible, non-hydrogel polymer, said polymer being compatible with and binding to the sharp-edged metal instrument, said polymer being soluble in an organic solvent, and iodine complexed with the polymer coating for programmed rapid release of the iodine from the polymer coating when the sharp-edged instrument penetrates the skin of the patient and contacts blood or other body fluids.

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