Topical anesthetic-antiseptic patch

Abstract

A pre-vaccination or pre-procedural topical anesthetic/antiseptic patch which functions not unlike a nicotine patch and which is essentially an adhesive bandage containing a topical anesthetic and a topical antiseptic. The bandage anesthetic/antiseptic carrying device may be of any shape or size. It is applied to a person's skin at a site where a needle is to be inserted such that the site will have a topical anesthetic and a topical antiseptic applied. When the bandage is removed from the site prior to a needle being inserted a visible delineation of a target area is visible on the skin. That is, that side of the bandage which contacts the skin will contain a demarcating fabric material, in the form of a circle or any other geometric shape, smaller than the diameter or size of the adhesive bandage, that will remain on the wearer's skin whereby when the bandage is removed the demarcating fabric material will delineate the site which is the “target” area. Particularly important is the fact that once the bandage or patch is removed, prior to a needle being inserted, the target area or demarcated area of any or geometric shape, defined by the demarcating fabric material made of possibly but not limited to plastic or latex or cotton will be left on the skin which clearly delineates where the anesthetic/antiseptic is and therefore, where the needle should be inserted.

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