By Piercing Cartridge Patents (Class 401/134)
  • Patent number: 11109931
    Abstract: A multi-layer pre-drape apparatus is applied to a patient before the patient is moved into the operating room. The multi-layer pre-drape apparatus includes a lower layer with a center aperture and an upper layer that covers the aperture. The multi-layer pre-drape apparatus can be placed on a sterilized area of the patient to maintain the cleanliness of the incision area. Alternatively, the multi-layer pre-drape apparatus can be placed on the patient and sterilization fluid can be applied to the skin of the patient through the aperture. The patient can then be moved into the operating room and the upper layer of the multi-layer pre-drape can be removed to expose the sterilized area of the patient in the aperture. Additional drapes can be added to the pre-drape apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Work Fluidics, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth B Trauner, Josef Gorek
  • Patent number: 11046495
    Abstract: A spout for a container, wherein the spout includes a spout body and a spout counterpart. The spout body has a first zone, and the spout counterpart has a final zone. In the final position of the spout, an outlet opening arranged on the spout is open, providing a liquid communication through the spout body to and through the outlet opening. The final zone features a first subzone and a second subzone, arranged free of mutual overlap, allowing the spout to be arranged in its final position in two different configurations: a first configuration of the final position, where a reference subzone of the first zone is arranged to physically interact with the first subzone, and a second configuration of the final position, where the reference subzone is arranged to physically interact with the second subzone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: SMIXIN SA
    Inventor: Vincent Vaucher
  • Patent number: 10744813
    Abstract: A writing instrument system including an elongated tip having a firm, felt or plastic nib and a piercing tip. The elongated tip includes a curvature that resembles a shape of a dolphin and the nib is positioned at a first-end of the elongated tip for distributing ink to a surface in a controlled manner. The elongated tip is in fluid communication with the nib. The elongated tip also includes the piercing tip which is able to penetrate an ink cartridge or tube of a pen and be removably affixed to a pen. The piercing tip is in fluid communication with the elongated tip and allows ink to flow from a penetrated ink cartridge or tube through the elongated tip to the nib where it can be applied to a surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Inventor: Clarence Parker
  • Patent number: 10463844
    Abstract: A hand-held fluid dispensing applicator that includes a fluid source for containing a fluid, said fluid source having a closed distal end and a proximal end for allowing a liquid to be dispensed therethrough during a use; a tongue member; an attachment portion for connection with said proximal end, said attachment portion having a fracture region at a region of intersection of said tongue and said attachment portion, said tongue member extending outwardly from said fracture region of said attachment portion; an absorbent applicator comprising a stem piece comprising a tubular component; and a fracture anvil coupled to the stem piece, the fracture anvil secured within the tubular component, the fracture anvil comprising a passage in which the tongue member is positioned, a movement of the fracture anvil relative to an axis extending lengthwise along a length of the tongue member causing the tongue member to fracture relative to the fracture region, thereby permitting ejection of the liquid from the fluid sourc
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: BIOMED PACKAGING SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Jack W. Kaufman, James Brown
  • Patent number: 10307335
    Abstract: A container for collecting, transporting, storing, delivering and dispensing fluid. The container has a hollow tube with an outer circumference diameter and is configured to receive a plunger. A collection adaptor and a dispensing adaptor provide interchangeable coupling of a variable volume container such as a syringe with a collection device such as a breast pump and a dispensing device such as a nipple. The container also has a circumferential seal assembly secured at one end of the hollow tube. The seal assembly outer diameter is substantially similar to the hollow tube outer diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: NeoMed, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron N. Ingram, Benjamin Martin Davis, Anthony C. Lair, Mark Martin Costello, Tony Doherty
  • Patent number: 10130156
    Abstract: A deodorant dispenser having a tub including a sidewall and a rim. The sidewall defines an elongated slot. The dispenser also has a platform at least partially circumscribed by the sidewall. The dispenser also preferably includes a projection fixed to and extending outward from the platform through the elongated slot. The projection is moveable within the elongated slot to adjust the position of the platform with respect to the rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Kickstart Logic, LLC
    Inventor: James Blake
  • Patent number: 10035007
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a skin treatment assembly comprises a handpiece comprising a distal end, the handpiece comprising a recess or cavity configured to receive a cartridge or other fluid container, a tip configured to be positioned along the distal end of the handpiece, the tip being configured to contact a skin surface of a subject during use, and at least one rollerball configured to extend to or near the tip, wherein the rollerball is configured to be in fluid communication with an interior of a cartridge or other fluid container secured to the handpiece, wherein the at least one rollerball is configured to contact the skin surface of the subject during use and to facilitate the delivery of fluids to said skin surface as the rollerball is moved relative to said skin surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Edge Systems LLC
    Inventors: Roger Ignon, Ed F. Nicolas
  • Patent number: 9889283
    Abstract: A dispensing applicator may include a tubular container configured to contain a fluid. The container may include an inlet end and an outlet end, the container including a head member at the outlet end, the head member including a frangible region. A substantially rigid tongue may extend longitudinally through the frangible region. A fracture anvil may be engaged with the rigid tongue element and configured to fracture the frangible region without entirely separating the tongue from the head member. A cap may be secured to the inlet end of the container. A gasket placed between the inlet end and the cap, and the cap may be configured to deform the gasket such that the gasket fills any void remaining within the container after the container is filled with a predetermined volume of the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: BIOMED PACKAGING SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Jack W. Kaufman, James Brown
  • Patent number: 9815610
    Abstract: A squeeze container (10) that includes a container body (13) including squeezable/deformable press-deforming portions (27), and that discharges a content contained in an inner bag (11) inside the outer container (13) by squeezing (pressing) the press-deforming portions (27). The outer container (13) has a tubular body portion (12) including: the press-deforming portions (27); and longitudinal-direction reinforcing portions (13e) molded integrally with the press-deforming portions (27). A pair of longitudinal-direction reinforcing portions (13e) is provided, the longitudinal-direction reinforcing portions extending in a longitudinal direction at respective two locations opposing one another in a radial direction of the tubular body portion (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Yamada, Yoshinori Inagawa
  • Patent number: 9717391
    Abstract: The disclosed cleaning system provides a system for storing and containing together a cleaning tool and cleaning ampoules, which contain the cleaning material, so that all the necessary parts of the cleaning system are easily stored and accessible for cleaning needs. In one embodiment, the cleaning system includes a cleaning tool and a cleaning ampoule. The cleaning tool includes a body with a working surface having scrubbing elements. The body has an ampoule receptacle. The cleaning ampoule contains a cleaning material. The cleaning ampoule includes a compartment and a cover for containing the cleaning material in the compartment. The ampoule receptacle is capable of holding the cleaning ampoule while the cleaning material is dispensed to the working surface from the cleaning ampoule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Inventors: Mitchell E. Culbreath, Philip J. Dumont, Trisha D. Adamson
  • Patent number: 9713680
    Abstract: Disclosed are applicators and methods injecting of a liquid anesthetic into a dental patient with no or minimal pain. In accordance with one embodiment the applicator is for intraligamentary injection and includes an elongated, thin member having an open distal free formed of a resilient and somewhat conformable material suitable for producing a substantially fluid-tight interface with the anatomic structures at the gingival sulcus to inject the anesthetic therein. In another embodiment the applicator includes a flexible skirt surrounding a sharpened cannula, with the cannula being movable with respect to the skirt. The skirt is arranged to receive the anesthetic to anesthetize the gum, whereupon the cannula can then pierce the gum to inject the anesthetic into the underlying anatomic structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Inventor: Sargon Lazarof
  • Patent number: 9687606
    Abstract: Disclosed are applicators and methods for injecting a liquid, such as anesthetic, into a patient with no or minimal pain. The applicator includes a coupling and a blade rotatably mounted on the coupling. The coupling is arranged to receive a cartridge in which a cannula is mounted such that the cannula extends through a proximal channel of the coupling and into a distal channel of the blade. The coupling is further arranged to secure the applicator to a source of liquid such that the liquid can be selectively introduced into and through the cannula into the tissue of the patient. The blade is thin enough for atraumatic insertion into a gingival sulcus of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Inventor: Sargon Lazarof
  • Patent number: 9675787
    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 slidably coupled to the head portion, a plug sealing an end of the container, an application member attached to the distal end, and one or more orifices formed through a surface of the plug, wherein the plug is mounted in the interior portion of the head portion and an interior of the container is placed in fluid communication with the application member by way of a fluid conduit that is formed through the plug from the container to the fluid chamber when the container is axially translated toward the head portion to bring the one or more orifices into fluid communication with the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Carefusion 2200, Inc.
    Inventor: Manuel Guzman
  • Patent number: 9616209
    Abstract: A single-piece, injection molded, hand-held liquid dispensing applicator. The single-piece applicator comprising a source of fluid and a frangible applicator tip attached to the fluid source. When the frangible applicator tip is broken, the fluid flows from the source to an absorbent member attached to the applicator tip to spread the liquid on a surface. The frangible tip may comprise a support element permanently connected to the fluid source, a relatively rigid tongue element, and a frangible region therebetween. The tongue element may comprise ribs for reinforcement. The frangible tip may comprise a semi-permeable or non-permeable cover to control the speed and direction of the dispersion of the fluid. The dispensing applicator may be used in various medical applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: BIOMED PACKAGING SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Jack W. Kaufman, James Brown
  • Patent number: 9153143
    Abstract: Personal portable devices may, in certain aspects, include at least two compartments, where one compartment comprises a substrate, such as a towel, and the other compartment contains a solvent, such as an anti-microbial solvent or cleansing solvent, where the device introduces or impregnates the solvent into the substrate, and where the substrate of the device can be heated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Inventor: Richard James Maertz
  • Patent number: 9079003
    Abstract: An applicator for the topical application of a rash-treating substance to a baby's bottom without transferring the substance to a caregiver's hands includes a handle component and a disposable sponge component adapted to be mounted removably on the handle component. A sponge portion of the sponge component includes a quantity of a rash-treating substance. In one embodiment, (a) the sponge portion is pre-moistened with a rash-treating substance and covered with a sponge-sealing cover that the caregiver removes prior to using the applicator, (b) the sponge component snaps removably onto the distal end portion of the handle component, (c) the distal end portion of the handle component pivots, and (d) the handle component includes a slide component that enables the caregiver to release the sponge component from the distal end portion of the handle component by sliding the slide component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Inventor: Leasa Kay Hoogerwerf
  • Patent number: 9073382
    Abstract: A hand-held dispensing applicator comprising a fluid source, frangible applicator tip attached to the fluid source, and absorbent member attached to the frangible applicator tip. When the frangible applicator tip is broken, fluid flows from the source to the absorbent member, whereby the fluid is applied and spread on a surface. Preferably, the frangible applicator tip comprises a support element permanently connected to the fluid source, a relatively rigid tongue element extending outwardly of the support element, and a frangible region there between. Preferably, the tongue element comprises ribs reinforcing the tongue element to resist unintentional breaking of the frangible region. Also the applicator tip comprises a semi-permeable or non-permeable cover disposed around the frangible region to control the speed and direction of the dispersion of the fluid in the absorbent member. Adaptive embodiments allow the generation of designs applicable to a particular medical purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: BIOMED PACKAGING SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Jack W. Kaufman, James Brown
  • Patent number: 9066711
    Abstract: Applicators for storing, sterilizing, and dispensing adhesives. The applicators comprise a porous tip, a body, and a container containing a polymerizable cyanoacrylate monomer adhesive. The applicators are sterilized by radiation, and following sterilization, the adhesive remains substantially unpolymerized for about twenty four months.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Adhezion Biomedical, LLC
    Inventors: Rafael Ruiz, Sr., Sheng Zhang, Martin Krauss
  • Patent number: 9016967
    Abstract: Applicators are described suitable for the application of liquid to patient's skin. An applicator pad (3) is supported on a support flange (23) of an applicator housing (2), which receives a liquid cartridge (5). To moderate the rush of liquid on to the back of the applicator pad a flow distributor plate (6) is positioned on the rear position of the pad (3), restricting flow onto the pad to an annular slit opening around the plate (6). The front surface of the plate (6), opposing the pad (3), may have one or more grooves so that liquid can flow from the edge towards the center. Also disclosed, as an alternative, is the use of a projecting cantilevered tongue structure to distribute liquid across the rear surface of the sponge pad. The pad may have a hooked lobe shape for a front end of the applicator pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Rieke Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Robert Law, David John Pritchett
  • Publication number: 20150078801
    Abstract: A surgical preparation applicator device has a pre-loaded container of surgical preparation liquid, the container having a front closure at its front end. The container is received in an applicator body which includes a tubular receiving structure, movable from an initial position to an open position whereby a cutter of the applicator body opens the front closure to allow liquid to flow forwardly to an applicator pad. The applicator body defines a flow path between the container and the applicator pad. The container has separate chambers containing different component liquids of the surgical preparation liquid. The chambers are separated by an internal wall and being side-by-side, each having a front opening at the front end of the container with the front closure closing off both front openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventor: Brian Robert Law
  • Publication number: 20150044370
    Abstract: A fluid application device including a reservoir intended to contain a free fluid and a fluid delivery device, wherein the reservoir is sealed by a valve having a self-healing material. The fluid application device includes a tubular means for piercing the valve and for simultaneously placing fluid from the reservoir in communication with the fluid delivery device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Olivier Albenge, Anne-Lise Damiano
  • Patent number: 8864399
    Abstract: An applicator assembly includes a body defining a pocket, a closed ampoule received in the pocket, an integrated protective device attached to the body and enclosing the pocket, a lever projecting from the body, at least one tappet that bears against an external surface of the pocket and fractures the ampoule when the lever is pivoted, and an application member secured to the body, wherein an interior of the pocket is placed in fluid communication with the application member by way of through-holes provided in the integrated protective device. A method for manufacturing the applicator assembly includes rotating the protective device from an open position into a closed position to enclose the ampoule in the pocket before the application member is attached to the body so that the fluid to be dispensed will flow through the protective device and contact the application member when the ampoule is fractured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Carefusion 2200, Inc.
    Inventors: Manuel Guzman, James P. McDonald
  • Patent number: 8864719
    Abstract: A needle and receiver assembly for use with a syringe cartridge filled with medicine includes a cartridge receiver having a hollow interior, an open end sized for receiving at least part of the syringe cartridge, and a closed end opposite the open end. The assembly includes a needle mounted on the receiver having a fluid passage extending between a sharp delivery tip at a distal end of the needle and a sharp access tip at a proximal end of the needle opposite the delivery tip positioned inside the hollow interior of the receiver. The assembly includes a cutter movably mounted in the hollow interior of the receiver for movement relative to the receiver and the needle to cut the diaphragm of the cartridge when received in the hollow interior of the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: David M. Selvitelli, Melvin A. Finke, Kathleen Tremblay
  • Patent number: 8821059
    Abstract: To make a cosmetic container convenient, a closing part 6b of a discharge cylinder 6 closes an insertion hole 2h of a middle cylinder part 2 and seals a cosmetic A when a moving part 3 is positioned at a first stopping position, the discharge cylinder 6 protrudes by a predetermined length from an end face of the insertion hole 2h and slits 6c of the discharge cylinder 6 are exposed when the moving part 3 is moved from the first stopping position to a second stopping position separating in an axial direction, so that a user can visually confirm that the cosmetic can flow out through the slits 6c, the discharge cylinder and a discharge cylinder opening part 6a, and the moving part 3 is left at the second stopping position, so that the cosmetic A can securely flow out without variation when in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Tokiwa Corporation
    Inventors: Arata Sasaki, Tomonari Sato
  • Patent number: 8801312
    Abstract: An applicator assembly includes a head portion having a proximal, a distal end, and an interior portion defining a fluid chamber, a container slidably coupled to the body, a breakable membrane sealing an end of the container, and a hollow puncture mechanism, wherein the hollow puncture mechanism is mounted in the interior portion of the head portion and an interior of the container is placed in fluid communication with the application member by way of a fluid conduit that is formed through the hollow puncture mechanism from the container to the fluid chamber when the container is axially translated toward the head portion and the puncture mechanism pierces the breakable membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Carefusion 2200, Inc.
    Inventors: Manuel Guzman, Kyle W. Boone, Miguel Rivera
  • Patent number: 8790032
    Abstract: An applicator/dispenser assembly for dispensing and/or applying an adhesive material comprises: a first body portion and a second body portion, at least one of the first and second body portions being movable relative to the other of the first and second body portions; a cavity in at least one of the first and second body portions; and a piercing or breaking member arranged on one of the first and second body portions. Movement of one of the first and second body portions relative to the other of the first and second body portions moves the piercing or breaking member into the cavity. When a container of adhesive material is at least partially disposed within the cavity, movement of one of the first and second body portions relative to the other moves the piercing or breaking member to rupture the container for dispensing and/or applying the adhesive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Julian A. Quintero, Jerry Y. Jonn, Jack Goodman, Daniel L. Hedgpeth, William M. Cotter
  • Patent number: 8740488
    Abstract: A medical skin applicator apparatus includes a fluid housing having a fluid chamber for storing a medical agent and an applicator coupled to the housing. The fluid housing has a penetrable wall to permit access to the fluid chamber and release of the medical agent therefrom. The applicator includes an applicator surface for applying the medical agent to a patient. The applicator has a penetrating member adapted to penetrate the penetrable wall of the fluid housing upon achieving a predetermined coupled relation of the fluid housing and the applicator, to thereby permit the medical agent to be dispensed from the fluid chamber and applied to the patient with the applicator surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Frank A. Cable, Mark Tauer, Andrew Fetterroll
  • Patent number: 8734042
    Abstract: An oral care toothbrush includes a handle having a head at one end of the handle, the head having at least one cleaning element. The head has at least one oral care dispenser. The oral care dispenser is configured to release an oral care material within about five seconds when exposed to water at a temperature of about 35° C. to about 40° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Douglas Hohlbein, James R. Brown
  • Patent number: 8668400
    Abstract: An applicator tip is provided for operating in conjunction with a pierceable fluid reservoir. Assemblies in accordance with the invention can lead to an exceptionally easy to use, safe, and convenient system and method of applying a fixed dosage of chemicals to which a user might wish to avoid contact, such as parasiticides. The cap-applicator can have an internal piercing tip capable of piercing the reservoir when the assembly is converted into an active configuration. Projections can be provided, in the form of fins on a tube or a multi-prong structure with straight or curved projections. The tips of one or more projections can include dispensing ports or the ports can be recessed from the distal tip, such as in a notch, so as not to be obstructed if the distal tip of the cap is pressed against an animal to dispense the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: The Hartz Mountain Corporation
    Inventors: William Ecker, George Engel, Bruce Harvie, Vitor Oliveira
  • Publication number: 20140016981
    Abstract: A container has a sealed chamber. An applicator mounted on the container has a passageway and a comb-like applicator having a central opening that allows flow of a gel through its plural teeth. A cap is mounted over the applicator member and carries a piercing element. A limit stop limits the downward movement of the cap. The limit stop is attached to the applicator member by a frangible coupling. The limit stop can be broken off the applicator, whereupon the cap may be pushed downward so the piercing element pierces the foil seal. Thereafter, the flexible container may be squeezed to dispense the gel. The tip of the applicator is designed to target the gel to the teeth, avoiding the lips and the gums and avoiding irritation and preventing contact with sensitive areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventor: Jonathan B. Levine
  • Patent number: 8550737
    Abstract: An applicator device for storing and dispensing an adhesive or sealant material, which are compatible with irradiation sterilization techniques, the applicator comprising: an applicator body comprising a cutting portion to break the frangible seal of the container for the adhesive, and a grasping and squeezing portion for controlling the flow rate of the adhesive; a container for an adhesive material that is movable relative to the applicator body and is made of materials with high barrier property; and a porous applicator tip that is secured to or frictionally fits into the applicator body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Adhezion Biomedical, LLC
    Inventors: Rafael Ruiz, Sr., Sheng Zhang, Martin Krauss
  • Publication number: 20130156486
    Abstract: An applicator assembly includes a head portion having a proximal, a distal end, and an interior portion defining a fluid chamber, a container slidably coupled to the body, a breakable membrane sealing an end of the container, and a hollow puncture mechanism, wherein the hollow puncture mechanism is mounted in the interior portion of the head portion and an interior of the container is placed in fluid communication with the application member by way of a fluid conduit that is formed through the hollow puncture mechanism from the container to the fluid chamber when the container is axially translated toward the head portion and the puncture mechanism pierces the breakable membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: CAREFUSION 2200, INC
    Inventors: Manuel GUZMAN, Kyle W. Boone, Miguel Rivera
  • Publication number: 20130125911
    Abstract: The invention provides a cosmetic applicator which carries a cosmetic preparation in one or more cavities of the cosmetic applicator thereby allowing the cosmetic preparation to be applied to a skin of the user in a wiping action using only the cosmetic preparation carried by the cosmetic applicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventor: Rocco Mammone
  • Patent number: 8376642
    Abstract: An applicator/dispenser assembly for dispensing and/or applying an adhesive material comprises: a first body portion and a second body portion, at least one of the first and second body portions being movable relative to the other of the first and second body portions; a cavity in at least one of the first and second body portions; and a piercing or breaking member arranged on one of the first and second body portions. Movement of one of the first and second body portions relative to the other of the first and second body portions moves the piercing or breaking member into the cavity. When a container of adhesive material is at least partially disposed within the cavity, movement of one of the first and second body portions relative to the other moves the piercing or breaking member to rupture the container for dispensing and/or applying the adhesive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Julian A. Quintero, Jerry Y. Jonn, Jack Goodman, Daniel L. Hedgpeth, William M. Cotter
  • Patent number: 8372937
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a two-component adhesion promoter composition for surface pretreatment, comprising two components, the first component, K1, comprising at least one hydrolyzable adhesion promoter substance A which is selected from the group comprising organosilicon compounds, organotitanium compounds, organozirconium compounds, and mixtures thereof; and the second component, K2, comprising at least one compound B which reacts with the adhesion promoter substance A or triggers or catalyzes condensation of the adhesion promoter substance A, and the first and the second components in the unopened state being present in two compartments (1, 2) separated from one another by at least one dividing wall (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Sika Technology AG
    Inventors: Gerald Trabesinger, Gerhard Zingerle, Wolf-Rüdiger Huck, Stefan Junge
  • Patent number: 8348537
    Abstract: A medical skin applicator apparatus includes a fluid housing having a fluid chamber for storing a medical agent and an applicator coupled to the housing. The fluid housing has a penetrable wall to permit access to the fluid chamber and release of the medical agent therefrom. The applicator includes an applicator surface for applying the medical agent to a patient. The applicator has a penetrating member adapted to penetrate the penetrable wall of the fluid housing upon achieving a predetermined coupled relation of the fluid housing and the applicator, to thereby permit the medical agent to be dispensed from the fluid chamber and applied to the patient with the applicator surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Frank A. Cable, Jr., Mark Tauer, Andrew Fetterroll
  • Patent number: 8348913
    Abstract: An antiseptic applicator device having a reservoir for storing an antiseptic agent, the reservoir being coupled to an applicator pad, and a defeatable membrane being interposed between the reservoir and the applicator pad. Embodiments of the device further include opposing handles, wherein an interior lumen of each handle houses a breakable phial containing a desired solution, and wherein upon moving the handles to a closed position, the phials are broken to release the desired solutions which are then absorbed by the applicator pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Minh Quang Hoang, Jonathan Karl Burkholz, Weston F. Harding
  • Patent number: 8157465
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an applicator for applying a composition to the human body, the applicator comprising: a support that is configured to be mounted in removable manner on an appliance that enables movement to be transmitted to said support; a reservoir that is secured to the support and that contains the composition, the reservoir being defined, at least in part, by at least one closure element; an applicator element that is secured to the support at least during use; and an opener element that is suitable for acting on the closure element in order to put the reservoir and the applicator element into communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Nicolas Duru
  • Publication number: 20120070220
    Abstract: An applicator device for storing and dispensing an adhesive or sealant material, which are compatible with irradiation sterilization techniques, the applicator comprising: an applicator body comprising a cutting portion to break the frangible seal of the container for the adhesive, and a grasping and squeezing portion for controlling the flow rate of the adhesive; a container for an adhesive material that is movable relative to the applicator body and is made of materials with high barrier property; and a porous applicator tip that is secured to or frictionally fits into the applicator body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: Adhezion Biomedical, LLC
    Inventors: Rafael Ruiz, SR., Sheng Zhang, Martin Krauss
  • Publication number: 20120051829
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing applicator has a container body holding liquid, a longitudinal axis for rotation and an offset projection located to avoid traversing the longitudinal axis. The applicator also has a head component receiving an end of the container body and has a slot system for receiving the offset projection. The container body and the head component are rotatable with respect to each other to cause the offset projection and the slot system to engage and break the offset projection, allowing liquid release through the head for application. The applicator may have an axial locking system and a radial locking system for locking the container body and the head component together at various positions for improved stability, alignment or reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Razmik Margoosian, Viken Afarian
  • Publication number: 20120045269
    Abstract: A fluid tube includes a tube, a fluid, for example, a fluid medicine, alcohol or cosmetic fluid carried in the tube, a sealing cap heat-sealed to one end of the tube and having dentations breakable for letting the atmospheric pressure enter the tube, and a plug cap capped on the other end of the tube to seal the fluid in said tube and having rounded inside protrusions forced into friction engagement with the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventor: YING-SHU LIU
  • Patent number: 8113731
    Abstract: A medical skin applicator apparatus includes a fluid housing having a fluid chamber for storing a medical agent and an applicator coupled to the housing. The fluid housing has a penetrable wall to permit access to the fluid chamber and release of the medical agent therefrom. The applicator includes an applicator surface for applying the medical agent to a patient. The applicator has a penetrating member adapted to penetrate the penetrable wall of the fluid housing upon achieving a predetermined coupled relation of the fluid housing and the applicator, to thereby permit the medical agent to be dispensed from the fluid chamber and applied to the patient with the applicator surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Frank A. Cable, Jr., Mark Tauer, Andrew Fetterroll
  • Patent number: 8061917
    Abstract: An applicator for dispensing uniform thickness layers of liquid to surfaces and especially surgical sealants to surgical sites to create, in situ, a surgical incise drape is disclosed. The applicator employs a supported thin layer of foam which achieves layer thickness which are substantially independent of the pressure applied to the applicator during use. Methods of using the applicator are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: MedLogic Global Limited
    Inventors: Richard J. Stenton, George Reed
  • Patent number: 8021067
    Abstract: A dental apparatus for cleansing and stain preventing on-the-go is provided in multiple embodiments. One embodiment allows a user to dispose of the apparatus after use. Another embodiment allows a user to seal and refill the dental apparatus for repeated use. Further, packaging of various types allows a user to house the dental apparatus in multiple ways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Inventor: Karen L. Ross
  • Patent number: 7993066
    Abstract: An applicator for reducing the concentration of unwanted chemicals such as para-chloroaniline (PCA) from an antiseptic solution includes an antiseptic solution in amount sufficient to have an antimicrobial effect on a surface and at least one hydrophobic or hydrophilic material. The hydrophobic or hydrophilic material selectively removes undesired by-products from the antiseptic solution when the antiseptic solution contacts the hydrophobic or hydrophilic material. A method for selectively removing unwanted by-products from an antiseptic solution includes the steps of providing an antiseptic solution in amount sufficient to have an antimicrobial effect on a surface and contacting the antiseptic solution with at least one hydrophobic or hydrophilic material that selectively removes the unwanted by-products from the antiseptic solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Carefusion 2200, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesus Flores, Scott A. Tufts, Angel G. Magallon, James R. Bardwell
  • Patent number: 7918621
    Abstract: A tube dispenser for adhesive compositions and adhesive components is equipped with a sponge applicator device. The tube includes an upper neck body which is cylindrical with exterior threads so that the sponge applicator device may be attached. The sponge applicator device has a rigid cap portion with interior threads, a cylindrical top end having a longitudinal channel, an absorbent, porous applicator material covering the external opening of the longitudinal channel, and a lance centered within the threaded cap and coaxial with the longitudinal channel. The porous applicator material may be affixed to the external opening of the top end with an adhesive, or held in place by a snap ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Clast Trading Ltd.
    Inventor: Peter Battisti
  • Patent number: 7866907
    Abstract: A medical skin applicator apparatus includes a fluid housing having a fluid chamber for storing a medical agent and an applicator coupled to the housing. The fluid housing has a penetrable wall to permit access to the fluid chamber and release of the medical agent therefrom. The applicator includes an applicator surface for applying the medical agent to a patient. The applicator has a penetrating member adapted to penetrate the penetrable wall of the fluid housing upon achieving a predetermined coupled relation of the fluid housing and the applicator, to thereby permit the medical agent to be dispensed from the fluid chamber and applied to the patient with the applicator surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Frank A. Cable, Jr., Mark Tauer, Andrew Fetterroll
  • Patent number: 7832956
    Abstract: A dental apparatus for cleansing and stain preventing on-the-go is provided in multiple embodiments. One embodiment allows a user to dispose the apparatus after use. Another embodiment allows a user to seal and refill the dental apparatus for repeated use. Further, packaging of various types allows a user to house the dental apparatus in multiple ways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Inventor: Karen L. Ross
  • Patent number: 7824122
    Abstract: Applicators and a method for reducing the concentration of unwanted chemicals, such as para-chloroaniline (PCA) from an antiseptic solution. More specifically, the applicator includes antiseptic solution in amount sufficient to be applied to a desired surface and to have an antimicrobial effect on the desired surface and a porous element. The porous element selectively removes undesired by-products from the antiseptic solution when the antiseptic solution contacts the at least one porous element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Carefusion 2200, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesus Flores, Scott A. Tufts, Angel G. Magallon, James R. Bardwell
  • Patent number: 7794415
    Abstract: A surface treatment device comprising a body, a motor disposed in the body, an applicator operably coupled to the motor, and a container coupled to the applicator via a fluid flow path, the container containing a surface treatment substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: James Russell Hornsby, Marcellus Rambo Benson, James Augustus Keefe, III, Joseph Lee McGowan, Ashley B. Hornsby