US 7,575,739 B2
Foamable iodine composition
Dov Tamarkin, Maccabim (Israel); Doron Friedman, Karmei Yosef (Israel); and Meir Eini, Ness Ziona (Israel)
Assigned to Foamix Ltd., Ness Ziona (Israel)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/835,359.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/466094, filed on Apr. 28, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2004/0265240 A1, Dec. 30, 2004
Int. Cl. A01N 25/02 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 424—43 25 Claims
 
1. A foamable composition comprising
a. about 0.1% to about 5% by weight iodine;
b. about 80% to about 99.6% by weight of at least one solvent;
c. about 0.1% to about 5% by weight of at least one foam adjuvant comprising at least one fatty alcohol, at least one fatty acid, or a mixture thereof; and
d. about 0.1% to about 5% by weight of at least one surface active agent; and
e. a liquefied or compressed gas propellant, wherein the weight ratio of the propellant to the remainder of the composition is about 3:97 to about 25.75, said composition housed in a pressurized container comprising a valve configured to release said composition as breakable foam.