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US 8,708,983 B2Granted
Antiseptic applicator
AssigneeCareFusion 2200, Inc.
InventorsJames Patrick McDonald, Manuel Guzman
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Abstract
An applicator assembly includes a body having a proximal and a distal end, a container slidably coupled to the body, a valve cap coupled to the container, and an application member attached to the distal end, wherein an interior of the container is placed in fluid communication with the application member by way of a fluid conduit that is only accessible when one of the body and the container are axially translated in an opposite direction away from each other.
Claims13
An applicator assembly comprising:
- a body having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a container slidably coupled to the body;
- a valve cap having a fluid passage, wherein the valve cap is coupled to the container;
- an application member attached to the distal end, wherein an interior of the container is placed in fluid communication with the application member by way of a fluid conduit that is only accessible when one of the body and the container are axially translated along a longitudinal axis in an opposite direction away from each other;
- an end cap having a female receptacle, wherein the valve cap further comprises an extension portion, and wherein the female receptacle is configured to mate with the extension portion to control the axial translation of the body and the container relative to one another;
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- a closure member mounted in the female receptacle, wherein the closure member prevents communication between the interior of the container and the application member until the body and the container are axially translated in an opposite direction from each other,
- wherein the closure member comprises:
- a centrally located portion that slidably engages a distal opening of the fluid passage of the valve cap;
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- a peripheral retaining ring connected to the centrally located portion by support struts.
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An applicator assembly comprising:
- a body having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a container slidably coupled to the body;
- a valve cap having a fluid passage, wherein the valve cap is coupled to the container;
- an application member attached to the distal end, wherein an interior of the container is placed in fluid communication with the application member by way of a fluid conduit that is only accessible when one of the body and the container are axially translated along a longitudinal axis in an opposite direction away from each other,
- wherein the container comprises a neck portion, and wherein the body further comprises a receiving bore for slidably receiving the neck portion,
- wherein the container further comprises an extension portion extending axially from the neck portion, and wherein the body further comprises a receptacle portion configured to mate with the extension portion to control the axial translation of the body and the container relative to one another,
- wherein the receptacle portion comprises a retaining lip and the extension portion comprises a retaining annulet, and wherein the retaining lip cooperates with the retaining annulet to prevent separation of the body and the container, and
- wherein the extension portion further comprises a closure member, and wherein the fluid conduit is provided in the distal end of the body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.