Patent ID: 9138500
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: A61B,A61L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for dispensing a sanitizing fluid onto a stethoscope head, the apparatus comprising: a housing; a reservoir disposed within the housing and configured to contain a sanitizing fluid; an applicator pad mounted on the housing for applying the sanitizing fluid to the stethoscope head, the applicator pad comprising a dome-shaped portion having a substantially hemi-spherical shape configured to extend into an interior region of a bell of the stethoscope head when the bell portion is placed over the dome-shaped portion; and a dispensing valve for dispensing the sanitizing fluid from the reservoir onto the applicator pad, the applicator pad comprising the dome-shaped portion is formed from an absorbent material configured to absorb the sanitizing fluid when the dispending valve dispenses the sanitizing fluid from the reservoir onto the applicator pad; wherein the dispensing valve for dispensing is configured to dispense the sanitizing fluid from the reservoir onto the applicator pad when the pressure is applied to the applicator pad; and wherein the dispensing valve for dispending is a slit valve disposed behind the applicator pad.