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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2013
Carefusion 2200, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Satish Degala, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Kenneth Bruce Thurmond, II, Deer Park, IL (US);
Kenneth Michael Dokken, El Paso, TX (US);
Aishwarya Vaidyanathan, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Angel Magallon, El Paso, TX (US);
David A. Parrott, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Benjamin T. Krupp, Wyoming, OH (US);
CAREFUSION 2200, INC., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An applicator assembly may include a body having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, an actuator operatively coupled to the body, a container disposed within the body, an application member attached to the distal end portion, and a valve disposed between the container and the application member. Actuation of the actuator opens the valve and places the interior of the container in fluid communication with the application member by way of a compressive force applied to the body. A method of applying a solution to a surface may include actuating the actuator, wherein actuation of the actuator applies a compressive force to the body that opens the valve and places the interior of the container in fluid communication with the application member, and contacting the application member to the surface, thereby applying the solution to the surface.