WO2006022627A1 - Applicateur avec inserts interchangeables - Google Patents

Applicateur avec inserts interchangeables Download PDF

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WO2006022627A1
WO2006022627A1 PCT/US2004/023803 US2004023803W WO2006022627A1 WO 2006022627 A1 WO2006022627 A1 WO 2006022627A1 US 2004023803 W US2004023803 W US 2004023803W WO 2006022627 A1 WO2006022627 A1 WO 2006022627A1
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applicator
interchangeable inserts
inserts
tubular housing
elongated tubular
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Garry Tsaur
Shun-I Pan
Tawei Tsao
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Garry Tsaur
Shun-I Pan
Tawei Tsao
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Priority to PCT/US2004/023803 priority Critical patent/WO2006022627A1/fr
Publication of WO2006022627A1 publication Critical patent/WO2006022627A1/fr

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M35/00—Devices for applying media, e.g. remedies, on the human body
    • A61M35/003—Portable hand-held applicators having means for dispensing or spreading integral media
    • A61M35/006—Portable hand-held applicators having means for dispensing or spreading integral media using sponges, foams, absorbent pads or swabs as spreading means

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  • the present invention relates generally to an applicator with interchangeable containers that may be inserted into the applicator. More specifically, the applicator with interchangeable inserts relates to an absorbent swab applicator with a hollow interior to accept insertion of an interchangeable container.
  • Swab applicators such as the cotton swab applicators are commonly used to clean small surfaces and apply chemicals such as medications to wounds and other small surfaces.
  • the most common type of cotton swab applicator comprises of a solid elongated round stick with a ball of cotton affixed to each of its ends.
  • the end of the cotton swab applicator is generally dipped into a container of the chemical or medication to retrieve a small quantity of the same to be applied to a surface.
  • the dipping of the end of the cotton swab applicator into the container contaminates and shortens the shelf life of the remaining contents of the container. Furthermore, it is inconvenient to carry the container with the remaining contents after the required amount is retrieved and applied.
  • the applicator with interchangeable inserts comprises of an applicator comprising an elongated hollow tube with an absorbent applicator tip affixed to one end.
  • the applicator with interchangeable inserts further comprises of one or more inserts, each comprising an elongated tubular housing with a sealed end and an open end wherein a fluid is enclosed near the sealed end with a viscous substance disposed near the open end sealing the fluid within the elongated tubular housing.
  • the elongated tubular housing has a smaller outside dimension than the inside dimension of the applicator.
  • the elongated tubular housing is further provided with an opening means such as a score line near the sealed end to allow release of the enclosed fluid through the open end of the elongated tubular housing.
  • an opening means such as a score line near the sealed end to allow release of the enclosed fluid through the open end of the elongated tubular housing.
  • Multiple interchangeable inserts may be provided to be selectively inserted into the applicator. After the insert is inserted into the applicator, the opening means on the insert is operated to release the enclosed fluid into the applicator tip. Multiple interchangeable inserts may be simultaneously inserted into an applicator that has a sufficiently large inside dimension to accommodate the multiple inserts.
  • Figure 1 shows the preferred embodiment of the applicator.
  • Figure 2 shows the preferred embodiment of the interchangeable insert.
  • Figure 3 shows the preferred embodiment of the applicator with an interchangeable insert inserted into the applicator.
  • Figure 4 shows another embodiment of the applicator with an interchangeable insert inserted into the applicator.
  • Figure 5 shows another embodiment of the applicator with two interchangeable inserts inserted into the applicator.
  • Figure 1 shows the preferred embodiment of the applicator.
  • the applicator with interchangeable inserts comprises of an applicator 1 comprising an elongated hollow tube 2 with an absorbent applicator tip 3 affixed to one end.
  • the elongated hollow tube 2 is made of a flexible plastic material such as polypropylene that will bend without fracturing.
  • the absorbent applicator tip 3 is made of cotton or a foam material.
  • the applicator tip 3 may also be a nozzle or an opening.
  • the applicator with interchangeable inserts further comprises of one or more inserts 4, as shown in figure 2, each comprising an elongated tubular housing 5 with a sealed end 6 and an open end 7 wherein a fluid 8 is enclosed near the sealed end 6 with a viscous substance 9 disposed near the open end 7 sealing the fluid 8 within the elongated tubular housing 5.
  • the elongated tubular housing 5 is made of a plastic material such as polypropylene.
  • the viscous substance 9 is preferably silicone, but any other suitable viscous substance that will separate the fluid 8 in the elongated tubular housing 5 from the outside environment may be used.
  • the elongated tubular housing 5 has a smaller outside dimension than the inside dimension of the applicator 1 such that it can slide into the applicator 1.
  • the elongated tubular housing 5 is further provided with an opening means 10 near the sealed end 6 to allow release of the enclosed fluid 8 through the open end 7 of the elongated tubular housing 5.
  • the preferred opening means 10 is a score line that will fracture upon bending of the elongated tubular housing 5 near the score line.
  • any other suitable opening means such as a screw-on cap or a removable cap may be used.
  • the one or more inserts is an elongated tubular housing with a first sealed end and a second sealed end that is sealed with an opening mean in the form of a pressure rupturable seal enclosing a fluid.
  • the elongated tubular housing is made of a plastic material that allows compression of the elongated tubular housing.
  • the pressure rupturable seal may be opened by compressing the elongated tubular housing thereby increasing the fluid pressure exerted against the pressure rupturable seal thereby rupturing the pressure rupturable seal.
  • the insert 4 is inserted into the applicator 1 with its open end 7 towards the applicator tip 3 as shown in figures 3 and 4 and then the opening means 10 is operated to open the sealed end 6 of the insert 4 to release the fluid 8 in the insert 4 into the applicator tip 3 through the open end 7.
  • the insert with the pressure rupturable seal is inserted with the second end with the pressure rupturable seal towards the applicator tip and then compressed to open the second sealed end by rupturing the pressure rupturable seal.
  • a restriction 11 may be formed in the applicator 1 at or near the end opposite the applicator tip 3 such that when the sealed end 6 of the insert 4 is inserted into the applicator 1 past the restriction 11, the restriction 11 will retain the insert 4 in the applicator 1. If sealing is desired, the restriction 11 may be in the form of a ring that will seal around the insert 4 and prevent back- flow of the fluid 8 out of the end of the applicator 1.
  • the sealed end 6 of the insert 4 may have a protrusion 12 such that when it is inserted into the applicator 1, the protrusion 12 will create an interference fit between the insert 4 and the applicator 1.
  • the protrusion 12 may be in the form of a ring near the sealed end 6 of the insert 4 such that when the insert 4 is inserted into the applicator 1, the ring will seal the open end of the applicator 1.
  • multiple interchangeable inserts 4 may be provided to be selectively inserted into the applicator 1. After the inserts 4 are inserted into the applicator 1, the opening means 10 on the inserts 4 are operated to release the enclosed fluids 8 into the applicator tip 3. Multiple interchangeable inserts 4 may be simultaneously inserted into an applicator 1 that has a sufficiently large inside dimension to accommodate the multiple inserts 4.
  • the applicator 1 may have an elliptical cross- section to accommodate two inserts 4.
  • the applicator 1 may have a triangular cross- section to accommodate three inserts 4.
  • the applicator 1 may have a square cross- section to accommodate four inserts 4.

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Abstract

Cet applicateur avec inserts interchangeables comprend un applicateur (1) et un ou plusieurs inserts interchangeables (4). L’applicateur (1) comprend un tube creux allongé (2) avec un embout applicateur absorbant (3) fixé à une extrémité. Chaque insert interchangeable (4) comprend un logement tubulaire allongé (5) avec une extrémité fermée (6) et une extrémité ouverte (7), dans lequel un fluide (8) est enfermé à proximité de l’extrémité fermée (6) à l'aide d'une substance visqueuse (9) disposée à proximité de l’extrémité ouverte (7), ladite substance visqueuse (9) maintenant le fluide (8) à l’intérieur du logement tubulaire allongé (5). Le logement tubulaire allongé (5) est en outre équipé de moyens d’ouverture (10) tels qu’une ligne de repère située à proximité de l’extrémité fermée (6) afin de permettre la libération du fluide enfermé (8) par l’extrémité ouverte (7) du logement tubulaire allongé (5).
PCT/US2004/023803 2004-07-21 2004-07-21 Applicateur avec inserts interchangeables WO2006022627A1 (fr)

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JP2018082838A (ja) * 2016-11-22 2018-05-31 有限会社佐藤化成工業所 綿棒体

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US3958571A (en) * 1973-08-22 1976-05-25 Bennington William E Swab applicator
US4507111A (en) * 1981-03-09 1985-03-26 Whitman Medical Corporation Surgical scrub
US5035348A (en) * 1989-09-01 1991-07-30 Institute Guilfoyle Container having a pressure-rupturable seal for dispensing contents
US5782801A (en) * 1997-01-31 1998-07-21 Caillouette; James C. Controlled application of contained screening or treatment fluid to tissue such as cervical or vaginal tissue
US5791801A (en) * 1996-08-30 1998-08-11 Siebe North, Inc. Liquid applicator

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US3958571A (en) * 1973-08-22 1976-05-25 Bennington William E Swab applicator
US3924623A (en) * 1974-11-04 1975-12-09 Marion Health And Safety Inc Tip for applicator swab
US4507111A (en) * 1981-03-09 1985-03-26 Whitman Medical Corporation Surgical scrub
US5035348A (en) * 1989-09-01 1991-07-30 Institute Guilfoyle Container having a pressure-rupturable seal for dispensing contents
US5791801A (en) * 1996-08-30 1998-08-11 Siebe North, Inc. Liquid applicator
US5782801A (en) * 1997-01-31 1998-07-21 Caillouette; James C. Controlled application of contained screening or treatment fluid to tissue such as cervical or vaginal tissue

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2018082838A (ja) * 2016-11-22 2018-05-31 有限会社佐藤化成工業所 綿棒体

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