# US 2010/0168685 A1 · Serially Dispensable Antiseptic Wet Wipes Moistened with Tincture of Green Soap > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2010/0168685 A1 - Document ID: US20100168685A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/344,491 - Filed: 2008-12-27 - Published: 2010-07-01 - Earliest claimed: 2008-12-27 - Inventors: Randall E. Drown - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100168685A1 ## CPC - A61K 31/19: Carboxylic acids, e.g. valproic acid (salicylic acid A61K31/60) - A61P 31/02: Local antiseptics - A61M 37/0076: {Tattooing apparatus (apparatus for marking animals A01K11/00; vaccine applicators having needles or other puncturing means A61B17/205)} - A61K: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D) - A61P: SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} ## Abstract An apparatus and method of use are disclosed for rapidly and repeatedly cleaning a skin area during tattooing or body piercing. The apparatus includes a plurality of serially dispensable, antiseptic wet wipes pre-moistened with “tincture of green soap” solution. It eliminates any need to dilute a concentrated green soap solution or clean a spray bottle, and allows a tattoo artist to quickly and conveniently obtain and use a wet wipe of the invention in a controlled and consistent manner using only one hand, thereby avoiding interruption of the procedure and contamination of the wet wipe. The wet wipes and/or green soap can be medically approved, and the wipes can be disposable and/or made from non-woven paper, with a preferable size of 19.5 by 17.0 centimeters. The wet wipes can be interleaved or formed in a continuous sheet with perforated separations, and can be folded, or configured in a roll. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for rapidly and repeatedly cleaning a skin area during one of a tattooing and a body piercing procedure, the apparatus comprising: a dispenser having a portion capable of serially dispensing wet wipes; and a plurality of wet wipes, contained within the dispenser, each wet wipe being moistened with a cleansing and disinfecting soap solution that is suitable for use during at least one of body piercing and application of a tattoo. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cleansing and disinfecting soap solution includes tincture of green soap. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the tincture of green soap is approved for medical applications. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the dispenser includes a top portion with an opening through which the wet wipes can be serially dispensed. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the opening includes a gripping mechanism that is able to grip a wet wipe so as to facilitate separation of a perforation. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the wet wipes are serially dispensable such that dispensing of a first wet wipe causes a second wet wipe to be drawn partially through the opening so as to be ready to be dispensed. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the dispenser includes a cap that is able to seal the dispenser when the dispenser is not in use. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cleansing and disinfecting soap is approved for medical applications. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wet wipes are made from non-woven paper. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wet wipes are one of folded in a stack and arranged in a roll. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wet wipes are interleaved. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wet wipes are part of an elongated sheet and are separated by perforations. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the medical cleansing soap is a mixture of 16 parts water to 1 part tincture of green soap. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The wet wipe dispenser of claim 13, wherein the water is purified by reverse osmosis. ### Claim 15 A method for rapidly and repeatedly cleaning a skin area during one of a tattooing and a body piercing procedure, the method comprising: obtaining a wet wipe moistened with a tincture of green soap solution from a dispenser capable of serially and rapidly dispensing wet wipes; wiping the skin area with the wet wipe; and repeating as needed. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the dispenser includes a top portion with an opening through which the wet wipes can be serially dispensed. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the tincture of green soap is approved for medical applications. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the wet wipes are serially dispensable such that dispensing of a first wet wipe causes a second wet wipe to be drawn partially through the opening so as to be ready to be dispensed. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein wet wipes are configured in the dispenser as one of a folded stack and a roll. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein wet wipes in the dispenser are one of interleaved and separated by perforations.