Patent ID: 11910779
Assignee: DATAMARS SA
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. An animal marking and treatment apparatus, comprising:
an animal treatment apparatus having an operative end with a treatment applicator portion, the animal treatment apparatus being configured to apply an animal treatment to a surface or subcutaneous layer at a treatment location of an animal via the treatment applicator portion; and
a marking portion located at the operative end of the animal treatment apparatus;
the marking portion is an absorbent pad containing a marking medium, held and presented within a cassette, and the cassette has a mounting portion, at an opposing end to that holding the absorbent pad, to cooperate with a mount on the operative end of the animal treatment apparatus;
the cassette being removably attachable to the animal treatment apparatus, and the cassette includes a removably replaceable cover for the absorbent pad to prevent the absorbent pad from drying out, wherein the removably replaceable cover has a proximal end and a distal end, the removably replaceable cover further having a hollow center which extends from the proximal end to and through the distal end;
the cassette when mounted to the operative end forms at least in part a guard over the treatment applicator portion at the operative end;
the marking portion having a hollow center corresponding at least in part with the hollow center of the removably replaceable cover and is configured to apply a mark;
the marking portion further surrounding and being separated from the treatment applicator portion, wherein the animal treatment apparatus is configured to apply the mark and the animal treatment at the same time, and further wherein, during use when applying the animal treatment, the marking portion remains surrounding and separated from the treatment applicator portion such that no part of the treatment applicator portion is in contact with the absorbent pad containing the marking medium, the animal treatment being applied through the marking portion hollow center; and
wherein when the animal treatment and the mark are applied to the animal, the mark surrounds, and is separated from, the treatment location.