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Swab apparatus

US5152742A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 4, 1991
Grant dateOct 6, 1992
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Expiry dateApr 4, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA45D2200/1018
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Swab apparatus for use in topical application of treatment materials comprise a swab, a flexible-walled container having an interior in which a quantity of treatment material is situated, and a coupling tube having a forward end portion to which the swab is connected and a rearward end portion coupled to the container, for placing the swab and the treatment material within the container into fluid communication with each other.

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