Medical skin applicator apparatus
AssigneeTyco Healthcare Group LP
InventorsFrank Cable, Mark Tauer, Andrew Fetterroll
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Abstract
A medical skin applicator apparatus includes a fluid housing having a fluid chamber for storing a medical agent and an applicator coupled to the housing. The fluid housing has a penetrable wall to permit access to the fluid chamber and release of the medical agent therefrom. The applicator includes an applicator surface for applying the medical agent to a patient. The applicator has a penetrating member adapted to penetrate the penetrable wall of the fluid housing upon achieving a predetermined coupled relation of the fluid housing and the applicator, to thereby permit the medical agent to be dispensed from the fluid chamber and applied to the patient with the applicator surface.
Claims65
A medical skin applicator apparatus, which comprises:
- a fluid housing having a fluid chamber for storing a medical agent, the fluid housing having a penetrable wall to permit access to the fluid chamber and release of the medical agent therefrom;
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- an applicator coupled to the fluid housing, the applicator including an applicator surface for applying the medical agent to a patient, the applicator having a penetrating member adapted to penetrate the penetrable wall of the fluid housing upon achieving a predetermined coupled relation of the fluid housing and the applicator, to thereby permit the medical agent to be dispensed from the fluid chamber and applied to the patient with the applicator surface.
A medical skin applicator apparatus, which comprises:
- a fluid housing defining a longitudinal axis and having a fluid chamber for storing and selectively releasing a medical agent;
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- an applicator coupled to the fluid housing, the applicator including an applicator surface in fluid communication with the fluid chamber for applying the medical agent to a patient, the applicator surface defining an asymmetric configuration characterized by having a relatively enlarged portion and a relatively narrowed portion extending from the enlarged portion.
A method of using the medical skin applicator apparatus, comprising the steps of:
- providing an applicator having a fluid housing that defines a fluid chamber and an applicator member for dispensing the fluid;
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- actuating the applicator with a single hand to facilitate fluid communication between the chamber and the applicator member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.