This disclosure describes example antiseptic applicators that may be used in combination with one or more cleansing, antimicrobial and/or antiseptic agents to reduce or eliminate contaminates on a surface. According to some embodiments, the disclosure describes that the applicators may contain an im
This disclosure describes example antiseptic applicators that may be used in combination with one or more cleansing, antimicrobial and/or antiseptic agents to reduce or eliminate contaminates on a surface. According to some embodiments, the disclosure describes that the applicators may contain an impermeable layer and a permeable layer, where the impermeable layer prevents contaminates for transferring from a user's hand to the permeable layer and the surface.
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1. A medical applicator comprising: an impermeable layer, the impermeable layer having an outer surface;a permeable, absorbent layer having a top face coupled to the impermeable layer and a bottom face to interface with a surface;a cleansing, antimicrobial or antiseptic agent disposed within and car
1. A medical applicator comprising: an impermeable layer, the impermeable layer having an outer surface;a permeable, absorbent layer having a top face coupled to the impermeable layer and a bottom face to interface with a surface;a cleansing, antimicrobial or antiseptic agent disposed within and carried by the permeable, absorbent layer; anda sterile package configured to expose the outer surface of the impermeable layer upon opening. 2. The medical applicator of claim 1, wherein the impermeable layer comprises polyethylene, silicon oxide coated polymeric films, polypropylene, polysilicone, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinyl chloride, mylar, or a mixture thereof. 3. The medical applicator of claim 2, wherein the outer surface of the impermeable layer has a ridged texture, a lined texture, a dotted texture, a reticulated texture or a combination thereof. 4. The medical applicator of claim 1, wherein the permeable, absorbent layer comprises starch polymer, cellulosic gel, polyethylene foam, polyurethane foam, silicone open cell foam, or mixtures thereof. 5. The medical applicator of claim 1, wherein the bottom face of the permeable, absorbent layer has a rough texture, a coarse texture, a smooth texture, a micro texture, a nano texture, or a combination thereof configured to scrub the material. 6. The medical applicator of claim 1, wherein the cleansing, antimicrobial or antiseptic agent comprises a surfactant, water, a low molecular weight alcohol, a peroxide or peroxide-generating agent or a chelating agent. 7. The medical applicator of claim 1, wherein the antimicrobial or antiseptic agent comprises: about 5 to about 50 mg/ml of ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA);at most about 70% ethanol, by volume;at most about 7.5% hydrogen peroxide, by volume; andwater. 8. The medical applicator of claim 1, further comprising sterile packaging to store the medical applicator, the packaging configured to expose the outer surface of the impermeable layer when opened. 9. The medical applicator of claim 8, wherein the sterile packaging is configured to store multiple medical applicators separately and consecutively in a strip, wherein each of the medical applicators is independently contained in the strip and may contain a same or a different cleansing, antimicrobial or antiseptic agent as an adjacent medical applicator in the strip. 10. The medical applicator of claim 8, wherein the sterile packaging is configured to store multiple medical applicators separately and consecutively in a series, wherein each medical applicator of the series contains no antimicrobial, or antiseptic agent or a specific cleansing, antimicrobial, or antiseptic agent to correspond to a specific step in a medical procedure and the packaging is further configured to open based on the steps in the medical procedure. 11. A method of preventing the spread of infectious agents comprising: identifying a surface to be sanitized or disinfected; andapplying a medical applicator to the surface, the medical applicator comprising: an impermeable backing, the impermeable backing having an outer surface;a permeable face, the permeable face having a first layer coupled to the impermeable backing and a second layer configured to interface with the surface; andan antimicrobial or antiseptic agent disposed within the permeable face, the antimicrobial or antiseptic agent comprising: (a) water;(b) from about 20% to about 70% by volume of ethanol;(c) from about 0.5% to about 7.5% by volume of hydrogen peroxide; and(d) from about 5 mg/mL to about 50 mg/mL of ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA), acids of EDTA, salts of EDTA, citrate, salts of citrate or any combination thereof. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the surface to be sanitized or disinfected is an area of organic tissue or an area of an inert material. 13. The method of claim 11, wherein applying the medical applicator to the surface further comprises: opening a sterile packaging configured to expose the outer surface of the impermeable backing of the medical applicator;removing the medical applicator by grasping the outer surface of the impermeable backing of the medical applicator;wiping the second layer of the permeable face containing the cleansing, antimicrobial or antiseptic agent against the identified surface; andreceiving, at least partly responsive to wiping, a visual indication that the cleansing, antimicrobial or antiseptic agent has come in contact with one or more bacteria, one or more spores, one or more parasites, one or more viruses, one or more bodily fluids, or mixtures thereof. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the sterile packaging is configured to independently store multiple medical applicators where each of the medical applicators is stored consecutively in the strip and each of the medical applicators in the strip contain various concentration of the cleaning, antimicrobial or antiseptic agents. 15. The method of claim 13, wherein the outer surface of the impermeable backing is configured with a ridged, lined, dotted, tacky or reticulated texture. 16. A medical applicator comprising: a permeable, absorbent material, the permeable, absorbent material having an exterior base configured to interact with a surface;an antimicrobial or antiseptic agent disposed within the permeable, absorbent material, the antimicrobial or antiseptic agent comprising at least one or more of water, hydrogen peroxide, carbamide peroxide, ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA), salts of EDTA, sodium citrate, or other biocompatible chelator, or alcohol; anda flexible, impervious material coupled to an exterior top of the permeable, absorbent material, the flexible, impervious material displayed when a sterile packaging is opened. 17. The medical applicator of claim 16, wherein the permeable, absorbent material comprises starch polymer, cellulosic gel, polyethylene foam, and/or silicone open cell foam. 18. The medical applicator of claim 16, wherein the antimicrobial or antiseptic agent comprises: about 5 to about 50 mg/ml of ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA);at most about 70% ethanol, by volume;at most about 7.5% hydrogen peroxide, by volume; andwater. 19. The medical applicator of claim 16, wherein the sterile packaging allows for multiple medical applicators to be stored separately and consecutively.
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