Abstract A self-contained disposable medication applicator with an encapsulated topical medicine or other fluid wherein a relatively rigid section of material is provided with a recess to hold the fluid and a flexible strip has one part thereof sealed to the relatively rigid material to close off the recess and encapsulate the liquid, with an adjacent length of flexible material having swab material, such as cotton, secured thereto and with a further length of the flexible material peelably attached to the rigid material in a manner to have the flexible material arranged in a generally U-shape, with the swab material captured within the flexible material and positioned to be impregnated by the liquid when the liquid is discharged from the recess. The discharge of the fluid is facilitated by having a manually fracturable seal at one end of the recess whereby manual squeezing of the medication applicator releases the fluid for impregnating the swab material and the flexible material may then be peeled from the relatively rigid base material and folded back upon itself to expose the swab material for use.
Inventors
👤 J Bailey
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-10-27 17:19
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M35/00; A61M35/003; A61M35/006
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
A self-contained disposable swab-type medication applicator with a medicament capsule comprising, an elongate flexible strip, means associated with one portion of said strip to define a frangible capsule type fluid medicament retaining means, a manually fracturable seal adjacent an end of the capsule, and a section of swab material secured to a second portion of said flexible strip and having a portion thereof between the capsule and an end of the strip, said second portion of said strip folded over and in contact with said capsule and with said swab material positioned to receive the fluid medicament from the capsule when its seal is manually fractured and a part of said strip second portion sealingly attached to the end portion of said strip one portion opposite said fold to define an encapsulated applicator.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
A self-contained disposable swab-type medication applicator with a medicament capsule comprising, an elongate flexible strip, means associated with one portion of said strip to define a frangible capsule type fluid medicament retaining means, a manually fracturable seal adjacent an end of the capsule, and a section of swab material secured to a second portion of said flexible strip and having a portion thereof between the capsule and an end of the strip, said second portion of said strip folded over and in contact with said capsule and with said swab material positioned to receive the fluid medicament from the capsule when its seal is manually fractured and a part of said strip second portion sealingly attached to the end portion of said strip one portion opposite said fold to define an encapsulated applicator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A self-contained swab-type medication applicator as defined in claim 1 wherein said flexible strip is of waterproof material and said swab material is cotton, said flexible material having adhesive thereon to secure the cotton thereto.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
A disposable swab-type self-contained medication applicator as defined in claim 1 wherein said means associated with one portion of said strip comprises a section of relatively rigid generally planar material with a depression and said fracturable seal being defined by a seal between said planar material and said one portion of said strip.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A self-contained medication applicator as defined in claim 1 wherein said flexible strip second portion has a free end to facilitate release of said sealing attachment.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
A self-contained disposable swab-type medication applicator as defined in claim 1, wherein said one portion of the flexible strip has a generally U-shaped cross section to define a pair of spaced apart raised edges and with said second portion of the flexible strip laterally confined between said raised edges.