Patent ID: 8858515

Claim:
An antimicrobial applicator system ( 100 ) for application of an antimicrobial material on skin or mucous membranes, said system ( 100 ) comprising: (a) a base handle ( 110 ) having a stem end ( 111 ), a bottom end ( 112 ) opposite the stem end ( 111 ), a front surface ( 114 ), and a back surface ( 115 ), wherein the base handle ( 110 ) is arc-shaped from the stem end ( 111 ) to the bottom end ( 112 ), wherein a concave indention is disposed on the front surface ( 114 ) or the back surface ( 115 ) from a point proximal to the stem end ( 111 ) to a point proximal to the bottom end ( 112 ); and (b) a stem ( 120 ) extending upwardly from the stem end ( 111 ) of the base handle ( 110 ), the stem ( 120 ) has a distal end ( 121 ) and a proximal end ( 122 ) joined or coupled to the base handle ( 110 ), the distal end ( 121 ) is bulbous and is adapted for insertion into a nasal cavity, wherein a ridge is longitudinally disposed a bottom surface of the bulbous distal end ( 121 ), wherein the stem ( 120 ) is arc-shaped from the distal end ( 121 ) to the proximal end ( 122 ); wherein at least a portion of the stem ( 120 ) or the base handle ( 110 ) is constructed from an antimicrobial material.