| abstract |
An antimicrobial system. When generally formulated to disinfect a catheter, the antimicrobial substance comprises water and between approximately 10 and 200 mg of tetrasodium EDTA for each milliliter of water. When formulated as a treatment solution for treating an infected catheter, the antimicrobial substance comprises water and between approximately 5 and 80 mg of tetrasodi um EDTA for each milliliter of water. When formulated as a prophylactic substan ce for inhibiting infection of a catheter, the antimicrobial substance comprise s water and between approximately 5 and 40 mg of tetrasodium EDTA for each milliliter of water. |