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US 6,190,367 B1Granted
Medical site prep device
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorJohn P. Hall
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Abstract
The medical site prep device of this invention includes a main body portion, preferably in the shape of a hollow ring, a sponge-like material attached to the bottom of the main body portion, a plate disposed in the center of the main body portion and a piston disposed above the plate in the center of the main body portion. The medical site prep device of this invention can simultaneously dispense an anti-microbial agent and a topical anesthetic at the medical site on a patient.
Claims6
A medical site prep device, comprising:
- a hollow, main body portion defining a central opening and a bottom area;
- an open cell foam connected to the hollow, main body portion adjacent to the bottom area;
- a plate defining a plurality of lumens extending therethrough and being disposed in the central opening and wherein the plate has a bottom surface having a plurality of sharp points formed thereon;
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- a movable piston disposed in the central opening above the plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.