EP0701400A1 - Desinfectant a base d'hypochlorite de sodium et sterilisateur pour instruments medicaux et chirurgicaux - Google Patents

Desinfectant a base d'hypochlorite de sodium et sterilisateur pour instruments medicaux et chirurgicaux

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EP0701400A1
EP0701400A1 EP93915151A EP93915151A EP0701400A1 EP 0701400 A1 EP0701400 A1 EP 0701400A1 EP 93915151 A EP93915151 A EP 93915151A EP 93915151 A EP93915151 A EP 93915151A EP 0701400 A1 EP0701400 A1 EP 0701400A1
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disinfectant solution
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aqueous disinfectant
sodium
hypochlorite
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Giuseppe Amuchina S.P.A. Piacenza
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L2/00—Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lenses; Accessories therefor
    • A61L2/16—Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lenses; Accessories therefor using chemical substances
    • A61L2/18—Liquid substances or solutions comprising solids or dissolved gases
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01N—PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
    • A01N59/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing elements or inorganic compounds
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01N—PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
    • A01N59/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing elements or inorganic compounds
    • A01N59/08—Alkali metal chlorides; Alkaline earth metal chlorides

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  • the present invention relates to a composition containing an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hypochlorite as the active ingredient for the disinfection and sterilization of hard surfaces and plastic, metal and glass instruments for surgery and dentistry.
  • the present invention also relates to a method of disinfecting or sterilizing hard surfaces or surgical and dental instruments with solutions of alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hypochlorites.
  • alkali metal and alkaline earth metal hypochlorites are useful for their disinfecting and bleaching properties. See, e.g.. U.S. Patent No. 3,717,580 to Echols et al.
  • chlorine-based disinfectants Despite the long history of efficacious use of chlorine-based disinfectants, few chlorine compounds are used today as sterilants in medical and dental practice. The many problems associated with chlorine-based disinfectants limit their usefulness for disinfecting or sterilizing instruments or hard surfaces. For example, the instability of the active ingredient causes the effectiveness of some hypochlorite disinfectant solutions to deteriorate significantly within a few hours of preparation. An even more significant problem associated with use of chlorine-based disinfectants, however, is the highly corrosive nature of these solutions due to high oxidation potential. For example, concentrations of hypochlorous acid sufficient to sterilize standard bacteriological challenges also quickly attack metals, even stainless steel, causing discoloration and pitting. Metal instruments soaked in chlorine solutions tend to be irreversibly damaged; sharp edges are destroyed and metal surfaces are pitted and darkened.
  • a first embodiment of the present invention is directed to an aqueous disinfectant solution comprising an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hypochlorite, an amount of base sufficient to raise the pH of the solution to at least .12, and water.
  • a second embodiment of the present invention is directed to a method for sterilizing medical and dental instruments and hard surfaces which comprises contacting the medical or dental instruments or hard surface with an aqueous disinfecting solution comprising an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hypochlorite, an amount of a base sufficient to raise the pH of the solution to at least 12, and water, for a time sufficient to disinfect the medical or dental instruments or hard surface.
  • an aqueous disinfecting solution comprising an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hypochlorite, an amount of a base sufficient to raise the pH of the solution to at least 12, and water, for a time sufficient to disinfect the medical or dental instruments or hard surface.
  • the present invention is directed to an aqueous disinfectant solution which comprises an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hypochlorite, an amount of base sufficient to raise the pH of the solution to at least 12, and water.
  • the disinfectant solution according to the present invention allows for the rapid and effective sterilization of medical and dental instruments and hard surfaces, without corrosion of metal or damage to plastic, optical fibers or glass.
  • the active ingredient in the aqueous disinfectant solution is an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hypochlorite.
  • the active ingredient is an alkali metal hypochlorite. More preferably, the alkali metal hypochlorite is sodium hypochlorite.
  • Sodium hypochlorite is commercially available from sources such as Sigma®.
  • a particularly preferred sodium hypochlorite is commercially available from A uchina, Inc. under the name AmuchinaTM.
  • AmuchinaTM is an electrolytic chloroxidizer which provides 11 grams of chlorine per liter.
  • the use of AmuchinaTM in the present invention is particularly preferred on account of the high purity with respect to metal content and increased stability of the active agent in AmuchinaTM as compared to other commercially available sodium hypochlorites.
  • the amount of alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hypochlorite employed in the aqueous disinfectant solution according to the present invention can be the minimum amount needed to show a positive disinfecting effect in any of the known methods for determining disinfecting capacity, such as standard bacteriological challenges, or such higher concentrations as may be appropriate. In general, any amount which elicits disinfecting effects is appropriate.
  • the amount of hypochlorite employed is preferably sufficient to provide a concentration of available chlorine within the range of 225.0 to 287.5 parts per million. When sodium hypochlorite is employed in the aqueous disinfectant solution, 0.0225 to 0.0288 grams of sodium hypochlorite (as available chlorine) are preferably used per 100 milliliters of solution.
  • the aqueous disinfectant solution also contains a base.
  • the base may be any of the known compounds which cause an aqueous solution to have an alkaline pH, i.e., a pH greater than 7. Suitable bases are readily available from commercial sources, such as Sigma®.
  • the base employed in the aqueous disinfectant solution is an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal base. Particularly preferred are the alkali metal and alkaline earth metal hydroxides. Most preferred is sodium hydroxide.
  • the amount of base employed in the aqueous disinfectant solution is at least the minimum amount of base sufficient to raise the pH of the solution to at least 12.
  • the amount of base employed is sufficient to raise the pH of the aqueous disinfectant solution to within the range of 12 to 13.
  • sodium hydroxide employed as the base, 3.6 to 4.4 grams of sodium hydroxide are preferably used per 100 milliliters of solution.
  • a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises: 0.0225 to 0.0288 grams of sodium hypochlorite (as available chlorine), 3.6 to 4.4 grams of sodium hydroxide, and purified water sufficient to make 100 milliliters.
  • a particularly preferred embodiment comprises: 0.025 grams of sodium hypochlorite (as available chlorine), 4.0 grams of sodium hydroxide, and purified water sufficient to make 100 milliliters.
  • the aqueous disinfectant solution may also contain conventional pharmaceutical additives and excipients.
  • the aqueous disinfectant solution also contains sodium chloride.
  • 100 milliliters of the aqueous disinfectant solution according to the present invention preferably also contains 0.35 to 0.45 grams of sodium chloride.
  • a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises: 0.0225 to 0.0288 grams of sodium hypochlorite (as available chlorine), 3.6 to 4.4 grams of sodium hydroxide, 0.35 to 0.45 grams of sodium chloride, and purified water sufficient to make 100 milliliters.
  • a particularly preferred embodiment comprises: 0.025 grams of sodium hypochlorite (as available chlorine), 4.0 grams of sodium hydroxide, 0.39 grams of sodium chloride, and purified water sufficient to make 100 milliliters.
  • the aqueous disinfectant solution according to the present invention may be prepared by any of the methods known to those skilled in the art.
  • the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hypochlorite, the base, and water are added to a mixer and mixed at low speed for a time sufficient to prepare the aqueous disinfectant solution.
  • the solution can be sampled and tested for available chlorine, pH, and concentration of base.
  • the amount of available chlorine is within the range of 225.0 to 287.5 parts per million and the pH is within the range of 12 to 13.
  • the concentration of sodium hydroxide is preferably within the range of 3.6 to 4.4%.
  • the aqueous disinfectant solution according to the present invention may be used to sterilize and disinfect rapidly and effectively medical and dental instruments and hard surfaces.
  • the aqueous disinfectant solution may be used to disinfect and sterilize metal surgical instruments, such as scalpels, plastic instruments, such as face masks, catheters, couplings, pipes for connections, collectors, and tubes for respiration, instruments with lenses, such as endoscopes, and instruments and devices used in dentistry.
  • the aqueous disinfectant solution may also be used to disinfect hard surfaces, such as tables and floors.
  • the aqueous disinfectant solution according to this invention may be used as a concentrate or diluted 1:5 or 1:10 with water. It is within the skill of the worker in the art to determine the appropriate concentration of the aqueous disinfectant solution based upon the intended application and the desired result.
  • the aqueous disinfectant solution according to the present invention be poured into a suitable receptacle, such as a basin, and the instruments to be sterilized and disinfected be soaked in the solution for a time sufficient to disinfect and sterilize the instruments.
  • a suitable receptacle such as a basin
  • the instruments to be sterilized and disinfected be soaked in the solution for a time sufficient to disinfect and sterilize the instruments.
  • the instruments are soaked in the aqueous disinfectant solution for about 15 minutes at room temperature and then washed with sterile physiological solution or sterile distilled water prior to use.
  • the mixer was turned on at low speed for 1 hour. Samples were taken at intervals to test for available chlorine (225, - 287.5 ppm), pH (12.0 - 13.0), and sodium hydroxide (3.6 - 4.4%).

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Abstract

Un premier mode de réalisation de la présente invention concerne une solution désinfectante aqueuse comprenant un métal alcalin ou une hypochlorite de métaux alcalino-terreux, une quantité de base suffisante pour augmenter le pH de la solution à au moins 12, et de l'eau. Un second mode de réalisation de la présente invention concerne un procédé de stérilisation d'instruments médicaux et dentaires et de surfaces dures, procédé consistant à mettre en contact ces instruments médicaux ou dentaires ou cette surface dure avec une solution désinfectante aqueuse comprenant un métal alcalin ou une hypochlorite de métaux alcalino-terreux, une quantité de base suffisante pour augmenter le pH de la solution à au moins 12, et de l'eau, sur une durée suffisante pour désinfecter les instruments médicaux ou dentaires ou la surface dure.
EP93915151A 1993-06-03 1993-06-03 Desinfectant a base d'hypochlorite de sodium et sterilisateur pour instruments medicaux et chirurgicaux Withdrawn EP0701400A1 (fr)

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