Antiseptic containing adhesive composition

Claim 2

An antiseptic adhesive composition comprising from about 30% to about 60% by weight of a natural or synthetic viscous gum-like substance, from about 30% to about 65% by weight of one or more water soluble or water swellable hydrocolloids, and an antiseptically effective amount of one or more substances selected from the group consisting of iodophors, phenolics, mercurials, nitrofurazone, and chlorhexidine.

Claim 3

The composition of Claim 1 wherein said viscous gum-like substance is elected from the group consisting of natural rubber, silicone rubber, acrylonitrile rubber, polyurethane rubber, and polyisobutylenes, and said hydrocolloid is selected from the group consisting of gelatin, pectin, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, guar gum, alginic acid, locust bean gum, karaya gum, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 4

The composition of Claim 2 wherein said antiseptic substance is one or more iodophors present in an amount such that the adhesive composition contains from about 1% to about 5% by weight of iodine.

Claim 5

The composition of Claim 2 wherein said antiseptic substance is one or more phenolics selected from the group consisting of phenol, cresol, thymol, chlorthymol, p-chlorphenol, and hexachlorophene and is present at from about 0.5% to about 5% by weight of said composition, . one or more mercurials selected from the group consisting .of phenylmercuric chloride, phenylmercuric nitrate, phenylmercuric borate, thimerosol, mercury bichloride, and nitromersol and is present at from about 0.00001% to about 0.001% by weight of said composition, nitrofurazone present at from about 0.1% to about 5% by weight of said composition, or chlorhexidine present at from about 0.5% to about 5% by weight of said composition.

Claim 6

The composition of Claim 3 wherein said viscous gum-like substance is polyisobutylene and said hydrocolloid is a mixture of pectin, gelatin, and sodium carboxymethylcellulose.

Claim 7

The composition of Claim 5 wherein said polyisobutylene is present at from about 35% to about 50% by weight of said composition and said mixture of hydrocolloids is present at from about 40% to 60% by weight of said composition.

Claim 8

The composition of Claim 6 comprising about 20% by weight of pectin, about 20% by weight of gelatin, about 10% by weight of sodium carboxymethylcellulose, about 10% by weight of povidone iodine, and about 40% by weight.of polyisobutylene.

Claim 9

The composition of Claim 6 comprising about 20% by weight of pectin, about 20% by weight of gelatin, about 17.8% by weight of sodium carboxymethylcellulose, about 1% by weight of iodine crystals, about 1.2% by weight of potassium iodide, and about 40% by weight of polyisobutylene.

Claim 10

The composition of Claim 4 wherein said viscous gum-like substance is polyisobutylene and said hydrocolloid is a mixture of pectin, gelatin, and sodium carboxymethylcellulose.

Claim 11

The composition of Claim 9 wherein said polyisobutylene is present at from about 35% to about 50% by weight of said composition and said mixture of hydrocolloids is present at from about 40% to 60% by weight of said composition.