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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2013
Carefusion 2200, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Kenneth M. Dokken, El Paso, TX (US);
Jesus G. Flores, El Paso, TX (US);
John Gilbert, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
James Patrick McDonald, El Paso, TX (US);
CAREFUSION 2200, INC., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An applicator assembly includes a head portion having a proximal end, a distal end, and an interior portion defining a fluid chamber; a container for containing an antiseptic solution coupled to and in fluid communication with the proximal end of the head portion; and an application member in fluid communication with the fluid chamber and comprising a foam, having a first foam layer adjacent a second foam layer, wherein the first foam layer is disposed toward the distal end of the head portion and comprises a dye impregnated therein, and the second foam layer is disposed away from the distal end of the head portion and is free from the dye, and wherein, after the antiseptic solution passes from the container through the fluid chamber, the antiseptic solution passes into the first foam layer, whereupon the dye is solubilized by and tints the antiseptic solution.