Honey Foam

Abstract

The present invention relates to an improved wound product that is equivocal to manuka honey in antimicrobial and wound healing effectiveness, but may be mixed with a therapeutic anesthetic, may have a fragrance, may be stored in a spray dispenser, may be used with a straw, and is applied as a foam. This provides the option of a straw being attached to the dispenser hole for dispensing honey foam for deep tunneling wound. It may also be sprayed directly on the wound or burn, or be sprayed on a sterile sponge for application.

Claims

1. A wound, burn, or pre-surgical scrub product comprising at least one of honey, artificial honey, molasses, nectar, and syrup that is admixed with hydrogen peroxide or carbon dioxide at a concentration sufficient to cause the product to form a foam.

2. A product in claim #1 that is stored in a pressurized container.

3. A product in claim #1 that may be applied using a straw.

4. A product in claim #1 that is admixed with an anesthetic.

5. A product in claim #1 that is admixed with an acid.

6. A product in claim #1 that has a water activity level less than 0.87.

7. A honey foam combined with a natural or synthetic anesthetic.

8. A product in claim #7 that is admixed with lidocaine at a concentration less than 5.1%.

9. A product in claim #7 that is admixed with clove essential oil at a concentration less than 0.06%.

10. A product in claim #7 that is admixed with star anise essential oil at a concentration less than 0.5%.

11. A product in claim #7 that is admixed with 4% lidocaine and 0.03% clove essential oil.

12. The process of mixing hydrogen peroxide, carbon dioxide, or nitrous oxide with at least one of honey, artificial honey, molasses, nectar, and syrup to create a foam product.

13. The process in claim #12 to create honey foam.

14. A product created in claim #12 from ingredients stored in a sponge or sponge-top dispenser.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0013] The following description of technology is merely exemplary in nature of the subject matter, manufacture and use of one or more inventions, and is not intended to limit the scope, application, or uses of any specific invention claimed in this application or in such other applications as may be filed claiming priority to this application, or patents issuing therefrom. Regarding methods disclosed, the order of the steps presented is exemplary in nature, and thus, the order of the steps can be different in various embodiments, including where certain steps can be simultaneously performed. “A” and “an” as used herein indicate “at least one” of the item is present; a plurality of such items may be present, when possible. Except where otherwise expressly indicated, all numerical quantities in this description are to be understood as modified by the word “about” and all geometric and spatial descriptors are to be understood as modified by the word “substantially” in describing the broadest scope of the technology. “About” when applied to numerical values indicates that the calculation or the measurement allows some slight imprecision in the value (with some approach to exactness in the value; approximately or reasonably close to the value; nearly). If, for some reason, the imprecision provided by “about” and/or “substantially” is not otherwise understood in the art with this ordinary meaning, then “about” and/or “substantially” as used herein indicates at least variations that may arise from ordinary methods of measuring or using such parameters.

[0014] Although the open-ended term “comprising,” as a synonym of non-restrictive terms such as including, containing, or having, is used herein to describe and claim embodiments of the present technology, embodiments may alternatively be described using more limiting terms such as “consisting of” or “consisting essentially of” Thus, for any given embodiment reciting materials, components, or process steps, the present technology also specifically includes embodiments consisting of, or consisting essentially of, such materials, components, or process steps excluding additional materials, components or processes (for consisting of) and excluding additional materials, components or processes affecting the significant properties of the embodiment (for consisting essentially of), even though such additional materials, components or processes are not explicitly recited in this application. For example, recitation of a composition or process reciting elements A, B and C specifically envisions embodiments consisting of, and consisting essentially of, A, B and C, excluding an element D that may be recited in the art, even though element D is not explicitly described as being excluded herein.

[0015] Disclosures of ranges are, unless specified otherwise, inclusive of endpoints and include all distinct values and further divided ranges within the entire range. Thus, for example, a range of “from A to B” or “from about A to about B” is inclusive of A and of B. Disclosure of values and ranges of values for specific parameters (such as amounts, weight percentages, etc.) are not exclusive of other values and ranges of values useful herein. It is envisioned that two or more specific exemplified values for a given parameter may define endpoints for a range of values that may be claimed for the parameter. For example, if Parameter X is exemplified herein to have value A and also exemplified to have value Z, it is envisioned that Parameter X may have a range of values from about A to about Z. Similarly, it is envisioned that disclosure of two or more ranges of values for a parameter (whether such ranges are nested, overlapping or distinct) subsume all possible combination of ranges for the value that might be claimed using endpoints of the disclosed ranges. For example, if Parameter X is exemplified herein to have values in the range of 1-10, or 2-9, or 3-8, it is also envisioned that Parameter X may have other ranges of values including 1-9, 1-8, 1-3, 1-2, 2-10, 2-8, 2-3, 3-10, 3-9, and so on.

[0016] The present disclosure relates to a hydrogen peroxide that is mixed in with a honey or honey substitute, as described in greater detail herein below.

[0017] One example of several potential medical products that does not limit this patent application, is sterile medical honey admixed with 4% lidocaine, 0.03% clove essential oil, 0.02% star anise essential oil, and 1% hydrogen peroxide dispensed from a spray dispenser. The dispenser, as one of multiple potential examples, is a 200 ml pressurized spray bottle with a straw. This provides the options of a straw being attached to the dispenser hole for dispensing honey foam for deep tunneling wounds. The straw may be removed to spray directly on the wound or burn, or sterile sponge for application.

[0018] A variation, that does not limit this patent, is a sterile honey 93.5% and sterile pomegranate syrup 6.5% product in a 6.5 ounce whipped dispenser with nitrous oxide. The product may be dispensed directly into a decubitus ulcer by pushing the dispenser nozzle to one side.

[0019] Another embodiment, that does not limit this patent, is a wound honey in a 3.5 ounce sponge-top dispenser. When the handle of the flexible, plastic dispenser is squeezed, hydrogen peroxide is released from the bottom of the dispenser into 100% Leptospermum honey and honey foam comes out of the dispenser to saturate the sponge for application.

[0020] A fourth example, that does not limit this patent, is a sterile buckwheat honey soaked in a 2½″ X 3½″ pre-surgical scrub sponge containing a capsule with 50 ml hydrogen peroxide embedded in the sponge. When ready for use, the sponge is unwrapped from the sterile wrapper, the hydrogen peroxide in the capsule is squeezed releasing the hydrogen peroxide into the sponge, and the honey foam is applied to wounds, burns, or as a pre-surgical scrub.

[0021] It is desirable for the supplement to have a low water activity level. Honey naturally has a low water activity level containing approximately 17% water. Other additional humectants may include nitric acid, dextrose, fructose, glycerol, glycine, glucose, malic acid, salt, sorbitol, sucrose, and tartaric acid. A skilled artisan may select any suitable humectant, as desired. For example, the supplement can have a water activity level of 0.86.

[0022] It is also desirable for a product to have a low pH as this inhibits microbes. Honey typically has a pH between 3.5 and 5.5. Acids lower the pH. Some acids, such as formic acid, acetic acid, oxalic acid, nitric acid, lactic acid, succinic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, propionic acid, sulfhuric acid, benzoic acid, sorbic acid, sulphamic acid, phosphoric acid, mandelic acid, and adipic acid have synergistic antimicrobial effects with hydrogen peroxide against bacteria. Hydrogen peroxide is naturally found in non-mauka type honeys.

[0023] Additionally, as may be presented in the claims herein, the language “consisting of” is intended to exclude any ingredient not specified in the claim. Accordingly, the supplement consisting of certain ingredients described hereinabove includes only those ingredients.

[0024] Example embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and will fully convey the scope to those who are skilled in the art. Numerous specific details are set forth such as examples of specific components, devices, and methods, to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present disclosure. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that specific details need not be employed, that example embodiments may be embodied in many different forms, and that neither should be construed to limit the scope of the disclosure. In some example embodiments, well-known processes, well-known device structures, and well-known technologies are not described in detail. Equivalent changes, modifications and variations of some embodiments, materials, compositions and methods can be made within the scope of the present technology, with substantially similar results.