IP Library Granted Patent US 11,571,557
Granted Patent B2
US 11,571,557 · App. 17/739,828 · Granted Feb 7, 2023

Nasal oral care antiseptics cleansing kit

Inventors: Joseph Bryzek (Kenosha, WI); Sharbel Maalouf (Pleasant Prairie, WI); David Russo (Glenview, IL); Dirk Benson (Lake Forest, IL)
Assignee: Medline Industries, LP
A61M35/006A01N47/44A46B9/04A46B17/04A61J7/0046A46B2200/1066A61M2205/0205A61M2209/06A61M2210/0618A61M2210/0625
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,571,557
App. No.
17/739,828
Granted
Feb 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A patient cleaning kit having a package; an insert within the package, the insert and the package forming a first cavity and a second cavity; a cover coupled to the package, the cover and the package together enveloping the insert; a premoistened nasal swab within the first cavity; an oral swab within the second cavity; a toothbrush within the second cavity; and a bottle of germicidal solution within the package.

Claims (23)

1. A method of patient care comprising:

opening a package;

removing a first nasal swab from a first cavity defined by the package and an insert;

cleaning a first nostril of a patient with the first nasal swab;

removing a second nasal swab from the first cavity;

cleaning a second nostril of the patient with the second nasal swab;

removing a bottle of germicidal solution from the package;

removing an amount of the germicidal solution from the bottle of germicidal solution;

removing an oral swab from a second cavity defined by the package and the insert;

dispensing a portion of the germicidal solution onto the oral swab; and

cleaning a mouth of the patient with the oral swab.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

removing a toothbrush from the second cavity defined by the package and the insert;

dispensing another portion of the germicidal solution onto the toothbrush;

cleaning the mouth of the patient with the toothbrush.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said removing said amount of said germicidal solution comprises removing an amount of chlorohexidine gluconate.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

removing a wrapper from the first nasal swab, wherein the first nasal swab is a premoistened nasal swab; and

removing another wrapper from said second nasal swab, wherein the second nasal swab is another premoistened nasal swab.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising displaying printed instructions.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said displaying said printed instructions further comprises displaying said printed instructions by removing a cover from the package when opening said package.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising lifting said insert, wherein said lifting said insert raises a floor portion of the insert.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein said removing of said bottle of germicidal solution comprises removing said bottle of germicidal solution from a slot in said insert, wherein said slot secures said bottle of germicidal solution until said bottle of germicidal solution is removed.

Assignments (4)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 28, 2026
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 075643/0462 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 12, 2026
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP F/K/A/ MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 074331/0430 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 20, 2025
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071672/0100 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2024
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066971/0808 →