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Applicator with flexible dispensing end

US8123423B2 · kind B2 · utility

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25Claims

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Assignee

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · US

Inventors

Ajay Y. Houde · Duluth, US
Susan Gayle Oslund · Roswell, US
Tracy J. White · Cumming, US
Wendy Anderson Cocke · Marietta, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 30, 2008
Grant date	Feb 28, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 29, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/00889
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An applicator with a flexible dispensing end is provided. The applicator includes a housing having an internal compartment configured to hold a container of skin sealant. The housing includes a dispensing end having at least one opening to permit the skin sealant to be dispensed. The housing includes an actuator configured to contact the container and release the skin sealant. The dispensing end has at least one movable member. The dispensing end is flexible and is configured to move on more than one axis, and up to three axes, sequentially or simultaneously, so that the skin sealant dispensed from the applicator may be uniformly applied to contours on a patient's skin.

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