Patent ID: 9101699
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A device for wetting a section of a medical component with a liquid medium, the device comprising a dispenser for the application of the liquid medium, the dispenser comprising: an application fixture configured to receive the section of the medical component to be wetted, the application fixture having a proximal end and a distal end, an elongated wall extending from the distal end to the proximal end of the application fixture, the elongated wall having an opening spaced from the distal end of the application fixture through which the liquid medium is provided to the medical component to be wetted, and a channel extending therethrough from the proximal end to the opening of the elongated wall, the channel configured to provide the liquid medium to the section of the medical component via the opening of the elongated wall; and a suction device disposed at the proximal end of the application fixture for drawing at least a portion of the liquid medium over the section of the component to be wetted and toward the proximal end of the application fixture.