Antiseptic applicator
AssigneeCareFusion 2200, Inc.
InventorsManuel Guzman, Kyle W. Boone, Miguel Rivera
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Abstract
An applicator assembly includes a head portion having a proximal, a distal end, and an interior portion defining a fluid chamber, a container slidably coupled to the body, a breakable membrane sealing an end of the container, and a hollow puncture mechanism, wherein the hollow puncture mechanism is mounted in the interior portion of the head portion and an interior of the container is placed in fluid communication with the application member by way of a fluid conduit that is formed through the hollow puncture mechanism from the container to the fluid chamber when the container is axially translated toward the head portion and the puncture mechanism pierces the breakable membrane.
Claims28
An applicator assembly comprising:
- a head portion having a proximal end, a distal end, and an interior portion defining a fluid chamber;
- a container slidably coupled to the head portion;
- a breakable membrane sealing an end of the container;
- an application member attached to the distal end;
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- a hollow puncture mechanism comprising:
- a hollow tip portion;
- a hollow body portion;
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- a transverse fluid conduit to provide fluid communication from an exterior portion of the puncture mechanism into the hollow puncture mechanism,
- wherein the puncture mechanism is mounted in the interior portion of the head portion and an interior of the container is placed in fluid communication with the application member by way of a fluid conduit that is formed through the hollow puncture mechanism from the container to the fluid chamber when the container is axially translated toward the head portion and the puncture mechanism pierces the breakable membrane.
An applicator assembly comprising:
- a head portion having a proximal end, a distal end, and an interior portion defining a fluid chamber;
- a container slidably coupled to the head portion;
- a breakable membrane sealing an end of the container;
- an application member attached to the distal end;
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- a hollow puncture mechanism comprising:
- a hollow tip portion;
- a hollow body portion having an outlet portion;
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- support struts that extend radially from the outlet portion of the hollow body portion to secure the hollow puncture mechanism at a predetermined position in the head portion,
- wherein the puncture mechanism is mounted in the interior portion of the head portion and an interior of the container is placed in fluid communication with the application member by way of a fluid conduit that is formed through the hollow puncture mechanism from the container to the fluid chamber when the container is axially translated toward the head portion and the puncture mechanism pierces the breakable membrane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.