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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rex A. Hidle, San Antonio, TX (US);
Shawn B. Gentry, Fort Worth, TX (US);
H. Paul Dorman, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Assignee:
Healthpoint, Ltd., Forth Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/500 ;
Abstract
A liquid dispenser applicator for preoperative preparation of a target area of a patient's skin is comprised of two integrated components, a handle portion and a canister vessel. The two components are locked by a locking and sealing ring mechanism to prevent accidental rupture of the sterile antiseptic fluid in the canister vessel. When the lock is unlocked, the unit contains a perforator designed to initially slit the membrane followed by pushing it open further and thereafter venting it to provide dual-staged self-venting by the perforator for ease of flow.