US Patent Issued to Sage Products on July 15 for "Antimicrobial solution for pre-operative preparation" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,594, issued on July 15, was assigned to Sage Products LLC (Cary, Ill.).

"Antimicrobial solution for pre-operative preparation" was invented by Jodi M. Balbinot (Cary, Ill.) and Jennifer M. Allen (Cary, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for the preparation of a patient's skin prior to surgery includes applying a volume of an antiseptic solution to the skin surface prior to surgery in an amount effective to reduce bacteria on the skin surface; and allowing the antiseptic solution to stand on the skin surface for less than three minutes before commencing surgery. The antiseptic solution includes a biguanide and benzyl alcohol...