Hides Or Skins Patents (Class 205/692)
  • Sterilization of surgical sites
    Patent number: 6258249
    Abstract: A method for the treatment of an infected area within a body. The method comprises applying a electrically conductive biocide composition to an infected area within a body that has been exposed during surgery. Then, an electric field is applied to the biocide composition. The electric field strength and duration of application may be sufficient to produce killing of microorganisms in the infected area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Sulzer Carbomedics Inc.
    Inventor: Charles Lee Simpson