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US 2006/0235434 A1Published application
Disposable skin marker method and apparatus
OwnerSheila Pavich, Erika Mooreinventors
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Abstract
A one-time skin marking system and method. The system includes a marking implement with a hollow body portion and a marking tip extending therefrom. When liquid contained in the hollow body portion is introduced to the tip, the marking implement is used to mark a surgical site and then discarded. The marking liquid is indelible and has a volume not greater than an amount substantially equal to the liquid carrying capacity of the marking tip.
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A one-time skin marking system, comprising
- a. a marking implement having a hollow body portion,
- b. a marking tip extending from said marking implement, said marking tip being in fluid communication with said hollow body portion and said marking tip having a predetermined liquid carrying capacity,
- c. a marking liquid contained in said hollow body portion, said marking liquid having a volume not greater than an amount substantially equal to said predetermined liquid carrying capacity, and
- d. a pressure-sensitive expedient for delivering said marking liquid to said marking tip.
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A method of marking a surgical site for location verification, comprising the steps of
- a. selecting the surgical site,
- b. selecting a one-time skin marking implement having a normally dry marking tip,
- c. activating the skin marking implement to moisten the marking tip with a marking liquid,
- d. marking the surgical site with the now-moistened marking tip, and
- e. disposing of the skin marking implement.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.