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US 2001/0037124 A1Published application
Surgical tattooing apparatus and method
OwnerJames R. Matera JR.inventor
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Abstract
Instrumentation and a method for facilitating surgical tattooing in connection with radiation thereby incorporating a novel ink dispensing instrument having sterile tattoo ink. The dispensing instrument is connectable to a surgical tattoo needle to ensure the delivery of sterile ink during each procedure. Subsequent to demarcation, the instrument and needle may be discarded.
Claims10
A method for surgically tattooing a patient, comprising the steps of:
- providing a sealed ink dispensing instrument having sterilized tattoo ink therein and defining a port for dispensing said tattoo ink;
- dispensing the tattoo ink from the port of the ink cartridge;
- directing the tattoo ink with respect to predetermined body tissue of a patient to mark the body tissue;
- and
- disposing the ink cartridge after use on the patient.
2 more elements
A surgical ink dispensing instrument for facilitating surgical tattooing of a patient, which comprises:
- an ink cartridge defining an internal chamber, said ink cartridge defining a port in communication with said internal chamber;
- and
- sterile tattoo ink disposed within said ink cartridge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.