USPTO and WIPO Publish NimbuDerm™ Patent Applications
Important Milestones in Advancing Quick-Med's
Global Intellectual Property
Gainesville, Florida - October 14, 2009 - Quick-Med Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:
QMDT), a pioneer in advanced antimicrobial technologies for medical and consumer
applications, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office and
the World Intellectual Property Organization have published Company patent
applications covering Disinfectant Alcohol-Soluble Quaternary Ammonium Polymers.
These patent applications, which have been assigned the United States Patent and
Trademark Office Publication Number US2009/0246165 A1 and the International
Publication Number WO 2009/089346 A3, disclose the innovative technology of a
durable disinfectant that can be bonded to various surfaces. The technology was initially
developed to provide highly effective, long-lasting protection on skin, thus overcoming a
shortcoming common to most hand sanitizers. However, the applicability of the
technology and the associated patent applications are very broad-based in terms of both
product applications and the selection of material forms that it produces. The invention
covered by this US patent application had previously been published by WIPO as
WO2007/024973 A1.
"Quick-Med’s NimbuDerm technology has the potential to dramatically change the handhygiene
paradigm by combining the immediate disinfection power of an instant sanitizer
with the long-lasting antimicrobial persistence of an advanced bio-active polymer,"
declared Dr. Jerry Olderman, Vice President of Research & Development. "With many
infections being transferred via hand contact, we believe NimbuDerm's third-generation
technology could bring a new level of hand-hygiene assurance to consumers and
healthcare professionals alike" he observed.
Laboratory tests demonstrate that NimbuDerm's unique antimicrobial polymer properties
will kill more than 99.99% of disease causing germs, including the lethal strain of
MRSA. Human use tests show that NimbuDerm also provides the same high level of
continuing antimicrobial protection for 6 hours after each application without wearing off
or losing its effectiveness. Poor hand hygiene is considered to be a major contributor to the increase in MRSA infections. MRSA, which has been identified in hospitals for 4
decades, is now increasingly found in schools, gymnasiums, and offices, and on common
"touch surfaces" such as keyboards, door knobs, desktops, telephones and shopping cart
handles. MRSA is becoming increasingly problematic, not only in acute care settings, but
also in long-term care facilities and the community.
The material which is both colorless and odorless can be produced in such forms as gels,
films, fibers, foams, sealants, tubes, rods, sheets, powders and surface impregnations.
Other product applications covered by the pending patents include a number of medical
devices such as catheters, tubing and wound dressings. Also included are such
applications as adhesives, hard surface protective coatings and human or animal skin
sanitizers.
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About Quick-Med Technologies, Inc.
Quick-Med Technologies, Inc. is a life sciences company that is developing innovative technologies for the healthcare and consumer markets. For more information, see: www.quickmedtech.com.
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J. Ladd Greeno, CEO
Tel. (888) 835.2211 Ext 102
Email: lgreeno@quickmedtech.com
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