Patent ID: 6422778
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: A61B,A61M,B65D

Abstract:
An applicator system for surgical prep solution, the system comprising:a spreader element comprising: a body comprising an orifice; a pad attached to the body over the orifice; a stem comprising a distal end attached to the body and a passage extending between the distal end of the stem and a proximal end of the stem, wherein the passage is in fluid communication with the orifice at the distal end of the stem; a collapsible container comprising: surgical prep solution; a spout adapted to attach to the proximal end of the stem, wherein the surgical prep solution can be delivered to the passage for delivery to the pad; wherein the collapsible container comprises an original volume and a collapsed volume after dispensing of the surgical prep solution, and further wherein the collapsible container recovers about 50% or less of a difference between the original volume and the collapsed volume within 30 seconds of dispensing a majority of the surgical prep solution.