Patent ID: 9533326
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: A46B,A61B,A61M,B05C,B65D

Claim:
1. An applicator for storing and dispensing an adhesive comprising: a) a container comprising walls defining a chamber, said walls comprising a single layer of a copolymer of acrylonitrile and methyl acrylate or comprising multiple layers with the inner-most layer comprising a copolymer of acrylonitrile and methyl acrylate, and a frangible seal covering a distal end of the chamber, said frangible seal having a side in communication with a stabilized cyanoacrylate monomer adhesive stored in the chamber; b) a body comprising a proximal end and a distal end, a flange comprising at least one hole, a channel in communication with the hole, said channel extending through the body, and having an opening at the distal end of the body, and a grip capable of constricting the channel when inward pressure is applied to the grip, wherein the proximal end of the flange is capable of penetrating the frangible seal when the body and the container are compressed together; and c) a porous tip in communication with the opening of the channel; wherein the applicator is activated by compressing the body and the container together whereupon the flange penetrates the frangible seal and allows the adhesive to flow into the hole, through the channel, and out of the porous tip, and wherein at least the container is sterilized by radiation, and the adhesive stored in the container does not cure upon radiation exposure and for at least about twelve months of shelf storage thereafter.