Active Oxygen Antiseptic Composition for Biofilm-Safe Wound Irrigation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current wound lavage solutions, such as povidone-iodine and triple salts, are ineffective against surgical site infections, potentially toxic, and can lead to antibiotic resistance, with limited antimicrobial activity and detrimental effects on tissue, and have slow reaction times and limited shelf life.

Innovation Solution

A stabilized active oxygen-generating antiseptic composition comprising a matrix of sulfate and persulfate with a ratio of at least 8:2, which produces active oxygen species like singlet O2, ozone, and peroxide to eradicate bacteria, fungi, and viruses, including biofilms, without causing tissue damage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If povidone-iodine is used for wound lavage, then antimicrobial activity is provided, but tissue damage and metabolic toxicity occur

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveantimicrobial activityVSAvoidtissue damage
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the chemical composition parameters by using a sulfate/persulfate system instead of povidone-iodine, maintaining antimicrobial efficacy while eliminating iodine-related tissue toxicity and metabolic side effects

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The invention extracts and eliminates the harmful iodine component from the antiseptic system while retaining the desired antimicrobial function through an oxygen-based mechanism that does not damage tissue

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Use of energy by moving object

If triple salts are used for wound lavage, then oxidative effects are provided, but antimicrobial activity is limited due to slow transformation rate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoxidative effectsVSAvoidantimicrobial activity
Core Design Contradiction:
Use of energy by moving objectVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent optimizes the sulfate to persulfate ratio (at least 8:2) to accelerate the solid-to-liquid transformation rate and control the release kinetics of active oxygen, thereby enhancing antimicrobial productivity while maintaining oxidative effects

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The composition is prepared in advance with optimized ratios of sulfate and persulfate to ensure rapid and effective antimicrobial action when applied, eliminating the slow transformation delay

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Reliability

If antibiotics are used for wound lavage, then antimicrobial effectiveness is improved, but antibiotic resistance develops and cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveantimicrobial effectivenessVSAvoidantibiotic resistance
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent converts the harmful mechanism of antibiotic resistance into a beneficial oxygen-based antimicrobial mechanism that kills bacteria through oxidative stress rather than targeted inhibition, preventing resistance development while maintaining effectiveness

Inventive Principle:
Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention changes the fundamental mechanism of action from chemical inhibition (antibiotics) to oxidative destruction (active oxygen species), providing broad-spectrum antimicrobial effectiveness without selecting for resistant strains

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

4Reliability

If surfactants are used for wound lavage, then bacterial load is reduced, but osteoblast/osteoclast cell lines are damaged

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebacterial load reductionVSAvoidcell line damage
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the chemical nature of the antiseptic from surfactant-based to oxygen-based, achieving bacterial load reduction through oxidative mechanisms that do not interfere with bone cell function and may actually promote tissue regeneration

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The composition provides broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity, eradicates biofilms, reduces post-operative infections, and promotes tissue regeneration with controlled active oxygen release, avoiding resistance and toxicity issues.

Implementation Method 1

stabilized active oxygen-generating antiseptic composition comprising a matrix of sulfate and persulfate with a ratio of at least 8:2, which produces active oxygen species like singlet O2, ozone, and peroxide

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectActive oxygen generation: Decomposition (biological)

Implementation Method 2

stabilized active oxygen-generating antiseptic composition comprising a matrix of sulfate and persulfate with a ratio of at least 8:2, which produces active oxygen species

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectOxidation: Oxidation

Data Source

PatentEP4294183B1Stabilized active oxygen-generating antiseptic compositions, irrigation solutions, and articles
Publication Date: 2025.11.12 OXION DENTAL LLC
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AI summary

A stabilized active oxygen-generating antiseptic composition is disclosed including at least one of an antiseptic mixture or an antiseptic polymer. The antiseptic mixture includes a persulfate distributed in a matrix of a sulfate wherein the antiseptic composition is characterized by a ratio of the sulfate to the persulfate of at least 8:2. The antiseptic polymer is formed by the reaction of a sulfate, a persulfate, and amino acid in a reaction solution having a ratio of the sulfate to the persulfate of at least 6:4 and a ratio of the amino acid to the sulfate and the persulfate combined of 1:2 to 2:1. An antiseptic irrigation solution is disclosed including the antiseptic composition dispersed in a solvent. An antiseptic article is disclosed including an article and at least one of the antiseptic composition or an antiseptic coating formed from the antiseptic composition disposed on a surface of the article.