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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2022
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Angela Marie Huenerfauth, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Kevin M. Ryan, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A surgical skin preparation device for applying an antiseptic composition to skin of a patient includes an applicator configured to absorb the antiseptic composition, the applicator having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface configured to apply the antiseptic composition to the skin of the patient, and an indicator. The indicator includes a first layer of a first material configured to wick the antiseptic composition, the first material being opaque in a first state and transparent or translucent in a second state, and a second layer of a non-wettable material, the second layer having at least one indicia that is visible to a user when the first layer is in the second state.