Patent ID: 8550737

Claim:
An applicator, comprising: an adhesive comprising a cyanoacrylate monomer, a free radical stabilizer in an amount of about 2000 ppm to about 8000 ppm, an anionic stabilizer in an amount of about 10 ppm to about 200 ppm, optionally a polymerization accelerator, and optionally a plasticizing agent, a body comprising a porous applicator tip, a cutter for breaking a frangible seal on a container containing the adhesive, a channel through which the adhesive flows toward the porous applicator tip, a chamber for housing the container, the chamber in fluid communication with the channel, and a flexible grip for controlling the flow rate of the adhesive through the channel, and a container comprising an acrylonitrile copolymer or a multi-layer sheet with an acrylonitrile copolymer as the inner-most layer of the sheet, and comprising a frangible seal on one end, thereby containing the adhesive within the container, the container inserted into and being movable within the chamber of the body, wherein at least the container is sterilized by irradiation, and the adhesive contained within the container does not cure upon irradiation and for at least twelve months of shelf storage thereafter.