Method to clean and disinfect pathogens on the epidermis by applying a composition containing peroxidase, iodide compound and surfactant

Claim 1

A method for topically treating skin to simultaneously clean and disinfect pathogens on the epidermis comprising the steps of: (a) combining a peroxidase with an iodide compound which will provide a source of iodide ions in water to form a first component; (b) combining a source of peroxide with a surface active agent(s) selected from the class consisting of anionic, cationic, zwitterionic, non-ionic and ampholytic molecules to form a second component; (c) adding buffer means to either said first or second components, or to both said first and second components, to control the pH of an aqueous admixture of said first and second components in a range of between a pH of 3.0 and about 6.5; (d) admixing said buffered first and second components with a defined volume of water such that a buffered aqueous admixture is formed within said pH range, with said buffered first and second components diluted between about fifty percent (50%) to one thousand percent (1000%); and (e) contacting the surface of the skin to be treated with said aqueous admixture.

Claim 2

A method for topically treating skin to simultaneously clean and disinfect pathogens on the epidermis comprising the steps of: (a) combining a peroxidase with an iodide compound which will provide a source of iodide ions in water to form a first component; (b) combining a source of peroxide with a surface active agent(s) selected from the class consisting of anionic, cationic, zwitterionic, non-ionic and ampholytic molecules to form a second component; (c) adding buffer means to either said first or second components, or to both said first and second components, to control the pH of an aqueous admixture of said first and second components in a range of between a pH of 3.0 and about 6.5; (d) admixing said buffered first and second components with a defined volume of water such that a buffered aqueous admixture is formed within said pH range, with said buffered first and second components diluted between about fifty percent (50%) to one thousand percent (1000%); and (e) contacting the surface of the skin to be treated with said aqueous admixture.

Claim 8

A method for simultaneously cleaning and disinfecting pathogens on the epidermis in the treatment of bovine mastitis comprising the steps of: forming an aqueous, antiseptic solution consisting essentially of: a source of hydrogen peroxide, an iodide compound which forms iodide ions in water, a peroxidase selected from the Enzyme Commission Classification No. 1.11.17, buffer means, surface active agents, and water, with the concentration of said buffer means sufficient to maintain the pH of the solution between a pH of 3 and 6.5, and with the concentration of water representing from 50 percent to ten times the combined volume of the peroxidase, iodide, and peroxide components; and contacting the epidermal area to be treated with said aqueous solution.

Claim 9

A method for simultaneously cleaning and disinfecting pathogens on the epidermis in the treatment of bovine mastitis comprising the steps of: forming an aqueous, antiseptic solution consisting essentially of: a source of hydrogen peroxide, an iodide compound which forms iodide ions in water, a peroxidase selected from the Enzyme Commission Classification No. 1.11.17, buffer means, surface active agents, and water, with the concentration of said buffer means sufficient to maintain the pH of the solution between a pH of 3 and 6.5, and with the concentration of water representing from 50 percent to ten times the combined volume of the peroxidase, iodide, and peroxide components; and contacting the epidermal area to be treated with said aqueous solution.