Patent ID: 8123423
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. An applicator for a skin sealant, comprising: an applicator housing formed to include an internal compartment configured to hold a container of skin sealant, the housing including a dispensing end having at least one opening formed therethrough, the housing including an actuator configured to contact the container and release the skin sealant therefrom, the dispensing end having at least one movable member such that the dispensing end is flexible and is configured to move on more than one axis when the dispensing end is positionable against a patient's skin, the dispensing end further comprising a porous roller having a plurality of openings formed therethrough, the roller rotatably held by the dispensing end of the housing, wherein when the skin sealant is released from the container, it flows through the plurality of openings in the roller and the at least one opening surrounding the roller in the dispensing end, wherein the roller is positioned so that when the roller on the dispensing end of the applicator is adapted to be stroked against a patient's skin, the skin sealant flows around and through at least a portion of the roller such that the skin sealant is uniformly dispensable on a patient's skin via the roller, and wherein pressure applied to the roller and the dispensing end by a user for applying the skin sealant on a patient's skin does not result in abrasions on the patient's skin.