Surgical skin marker with disposable sterilized tip
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1. A surgical skin marker system comprising:
- a handle body having a proximal end region and a distal end region, the distal end region including a distal end;
a sterile marker tip including a working end and an attachment end shaped to attach to the distal end of the handle body, said sterile marker tip including at its working end a self-supplied absorbent material pre-wetted with a marking agent that is only provided in the pre-wetted absorbent material; and
an opened container enclosing at least the working end of the sterile marker tip and presenting the attachment end for attachment to the handle body, whereby the sterile marker tip can be attached to the handle body without handling the sterile marker tip directly with the user'"'"'s hand, thereby avoiding contamination of the sterile marker tip during attachment, and the pre-wetted sterile marker tip is self-supplied, requiring no marking agent from a reservoir.
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Abstract
A surgical skin marker has a handle body and a removably attached marking tip that is provided in a protective sterilized bag. After a single use, the marking tip can be removed and discarded. A new marking tip can be attached for a subsequent surgical procedure or treatment. Such a marker can help maintain a sterile surgical environment while minimizing waste and costs.
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1. A surgical skin marker system comprising:
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a handle body having a proximal end region and a distal end region, the distal end region including a distal end; a sterile marker tip including a working end and an attachment end shaped to attach to the distal end of the handle body, said sterile marker tip including at its working end a self-supplied absorbent material pre-wetted with a marking agent that is only provided in the pre-wetted absorbent material; and an opened container enclosing at least the working end of the sterile marker tip and presenting the attachment end for attachment to the handle body, whereby the sterile marker tip can be attached to the handle body without handling the sterile marker tip directly with the user'"'"'s hand, thereby avoiding contamination of the sterile marker tip during attachment, and the pre-wetted sterile marker tip is self-supplied, requiring no marking agent from a reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of using a surgical marker comprising the steps of:
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providing a handle body with a proximal end region and a distal end region, the distal end region including a distal end; providing a bag containing a single sterile marker tip having a working end including a self-supplied absorbent material pre-wetted with a marking agent that is only provided in the pre-wetted absorbent material and an attachment end shaped to attach to the distal end of the handle body; removing a portion of the bag so that the attachment end is accessible; bringing the attachment end of marker tip and the distal end together without directly touching the sterile marker tip such that the marker tip is removably attached to the distal end of the handle body so as to form a surgical marker; removing the bag from the marker tip; and marking the body of a patient using the surgical marker.
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8. A sterilized marker tip system comprising:
- a container having a sterile interior; and
a sterile marker tip extending from a working end to an attachment end, said sterile marker tip including at its working end a self-supplied absorbent material pre-wetted with a marking agent that is only provided in the pre-wetted absorbent material, the marker tip being enclosed in the container, the container being sized to enclose a single sterile marker tip whereby, upon opening the container, the sterile marker tip can be attached to a marker handle body without handling the sterile marker tip directly with the user'"'"'s hand, thereby avoiding contamination of the sterile marker tip during attachment, and the self-supplied absorbent material requires no marking agent from a reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- a container having a sterile interior; and
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