Ligature device and method of use
AssigneeChinook Contract Research Inc.
InventorsRichard N. Terry, Merle E. Olson, Nicholas D. Allan
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Abstract
The present invention is an apparatus and method for ligation of livestock animals. The ligation apparatus or band provides topical active agent(s) that alleviate pain during various ligature procedures. This invention also relates to a method that includes applying a loop or band around a body part for elastomeric ligation, whereby the band material supplies a topical active agent (s) to the body part to reduce the pain of ligation.
Claims14
A ligation band configured for topical control of pain in a livestock animal during bloodless male castration or docking of the livestock animal, the ligation band comprising:
- an elastomeric material in a form of a round band or an elongate round tube for contact with an external body part of the livestock animal, said elastomeric material infused with and coated on its outer surfaces with one or more anesthetics and a skin permeation enhancer or a skin penetration enhancer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.