US4838854A
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Method and apparatus for selecting a medicine injection site
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-05-03
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Granted: 1989-06-13
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Expires: 2008-05-03
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus and a method to aid a human being in correctly selecting the site of a medicine injection when that human being is required to take a series of medicine injections on a regular basis. The apparatus comprises a small container which includes a small brush which is attached to a cap. Within the container is to be located an opaque liquid. The cap is to be removed from the container and positioned directly against the site of the current injection and with the brush then contacting the skin leaving an opaque mark to denote the site of the next succeeding injection.
Inventors
- 👤 Zivko Kuzmanovich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 15:52
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M5/00; A61M5/42; A61M5/427
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
The method of selecting a site for injection of medicine through the skin of a human being, said method comprising the steps of: utilizing a container having a removable cap to which is attached a small brush extending a predetermined distance from said cap; preloading said container with an opaque liquid which resists dissolving by water; removing said cap and said brush from said container; placing the edge of the cap nearest the brush against the skin at a selected location with the normal selected location being the site for the current injection; rocking forward the brush until the brush contacts the skin leaving a small portion of the opaque liquid in the form of a small dot thereby to indicate to the human being the site for the subsequent injection; removing the brush and the cap from the skin and replacing such on the container; and removing the opaque mark for the current injection by using an appropriate solvent and then administering the current injection.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
166 words
The method of selecting a site for injection of medicine through the skin of a human being, said method comprising the steps of: utilizing a container having a removable cap to which is attached a small brush extending a predetermined distance from said cap; preloading said container with an opaque liquid which resists dissolving by water; removing said cap and said brush from said container; placing the edge of the cap nearest the brush against the skin at a selected location with the normal selected location being the site for the current injection; rocking forward the brush until the brush contacts the skin leaving a small portion of the opaque liquid in the form of a small dot thereby to indicate to the human being the site for the subsequent injection; removing the brush and the cap from the skin and replacing such on the container; and removing the opaque mark for the current injection by using an appropriate solvent and then administering the current injection.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1992-06-12 | 1992-12-12 | 1993-06-13 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-06-12 | 1996-12-12 | 1997-06-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2000-06-12 | 2000-12-12 | 2001-06-13 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |