Patent ID: 8734414
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A pull-activated applicator comprising a barrel, a pledget, a finger grip, and a deployment element, wherein the pledget includes a withdrawal string, the pledget is located within the barrel, and the barrel, the pledget, and the deployment element are configured such that application of a force to the deployment element in a first direction deploys the pledget and withdrawal string from the barrel in a second direction generally opposite the first direction, and further comprising, a pusher, a first directional transition element, and a second directional transition element, wherein the first directional transition element and the second directional transition element are located within the barrel, the deployment element extends from the finger grip and is mechanically joined to the pusher such that the force applied to the deployment element in the first direction is reversed by the first directional transition element and the second directional transition element and is applied to the pusher in the second direction.