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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1999
Keith R. D'Alessio, Cary, NC (US);
William M. Cotter, Raleigh, NC (US);
Upvan Narang, Raleigh, NC (US);
Lawrence H. Mainwaring, Raleigh, NC (US);
Ibraheem T. Badejo, Morrisville, NC (US);
Daniel L. Hedgpeth, Raleigh, NC (US);
Gabriel N. Szabo, Raleigh, NC (US);
Anthony Sherbondy, Raleigh, NC (US);
Joe B. Barefoot, Raleigh, NC (US);
Closure Medical Corporation, Raleigh, NC (US);
Abstract
A disposable applicator includes a generally tubular applicator body having a closed proximal end and an open distal end and a frangible vial inside. The proximal end is covered by a drying swab while the distal end is covered by an applicator swab that is in open communication with the interior of the applicator body. Within the applicator body is a frangible vial containing a biomedically useful liquid composition, such as an &agr;-cyanoacrylate adhesive, a medicament, or both. The applicator is useful for applying liquid compositions to target sites such as tissue, particularly sites of topical pathology, such as stomatitis lesions.