Surgical marker
OwnerArthur Tartagliainventor
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Abstract
A marking pen for indicating the proper location of incisions to be made on a patient undergoing surgery is provided. The marking pen includes a handle having a first end and a second end; a wheel comprising a gelatinous ink-soaked polymer rotably attached to the first end of the handle; and a plurality of treads on a periphery of the wheel.
Claims19
A method of marking a patient's skin for surgery, the method comprising:
- marking a patient's skin with ink using a surgical marker without penetrating the patient's skin, the surgical marker comprising a handle and a wheel rotatively attached to the handle, the wheel including a marking surface for depositing ink onto the patient's skin.
A surgical marker kit comprising:
- a sterile handle having a first end portion and a second end portion;
- a sterile wheel configured to attach to the first end portion of the handle, the wheel including a circumferential marking surface and comprising a material that selectively retains and dispenses ink;
- ink;
- and
- a sealed ink container for the ink, the container including a selectively removable portion to provide access to the ink.
The kit of claim 6, further comprising a plurality of wheels, each wheel being configured to attach to the first end portion of the handle, each wheel including a circumferential marking surface and comprising a material that selectively retains and dispenses ink.
The kit of claim 7, wherein at least two wheels each have a different circumferential marking surface.
A surgical marker comprising:
- a handle having a first end portion and a second end portion;
- a wheel rotatively attached to the first end portion of the handle, the wheel comprising a flat or arcuate marking surface disposed at a peripheral edge of the wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.