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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2022
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Manish Kumar, Arrah, IN;
Karthik M R, Bangalore, IN;
Balaji Kannan, Chennai, IN;
Prasad Govindaraj, Coimbatore, IN;
Shishir Prasad, Ramsey, NJ (US);
Kevin M. Ryan, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
Fluid applicators with precise volume dispensing control for dispensing fluids such as a disinfectant in a controlled manner. Such fluid applicators may include a barrel including a sidewall having an inside surface defining a chamber for retaining a fluid, an end press, a push rod disposed within the chamber, the push rod having a push button and a piercing tip, a cap attached to a port via a hinge to cover a hydrophobic filter disposed on the sidewall of the chamber, a one-way valve disposed on the outlet on a distal end of the barrel, a disinfectant disposed within the chamber; a housing having a base and an open proximal end; and a fluid applicator sponge disposed in the base of the housing. An alternate fluid may include a deformable end press, a plurality of volume scale markings on an outer surface of the barrel, a push rod, a one-way valve and applicator sponge.