Surgical Scrub Based on New Antiseptic Technology

A new surgical scrub based on patented new antiseptic technology is a fast-acting and persistent topical antiseptic that eliminates the need for an abrasive surgical brush. It requires only three minutes, compared with traditional scrubs that require a brush and five to ten minutes of scrubbing.

Called Triseptin, the scrub contains an alcohol, an emollient for the skin, zinc pythrione as a preservative, and a surfactant that assists in the removal of dirt and organic debris. The developer, Healthpoint, Ltd. (Fort Worth, TX, USA), says that Triseptin's formulation provides performance characteristics beyond those of chlorohexidine gluconate and iodophor PVP-1, the two traditional surgical scrub formulations used in U.S. hospitals. Triseptin will be marketed by the Infection Prevention Division of Healthpoint.

Healthpoint was recently issued a U.S. patent on its Trizenol technology and markets a preoperative skin preparation, called Actiprep, based on the same technology.
"Triseptin is easy on the hands, which is important to the surgical staff since it traditionally scrubs more than five times a day,” said Shawn Gentry, marketing director of the Infection Prevention Division.



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