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CA1093921A - Surgical scrubbing, prepping device - Google Patents

️Tue Jan 20 1981

CA1093921A - Surgical scrubbing, prepping device - Google Patents

Surgical scrubbing, prepping device

Info

Publication number

CA1093921A

CA1093921A CA280,523A CA280523A CA1093921A CA 1093921 A CA1093921 A CA 1093921A CA 280523 A CA280523 A CA 280523A CA 1093921 A CA1093921 A CA 1093921A Authority

Canada

Prior art keywords

sponge

germicide

cavity

reservoir

puncture

Prior art date

1976-07-28

Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)

Expired

Application number

CA280,523A

Other languages

French (fr)

Inventor

Earl E. Hoyt

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Wyeth Holdings LLC

Original Assignee

American Cyanamid Co

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1976-07-28

Filing date

1977-06-14

Publication date

1981-01-20

1977-06-14 Application filed by American Cyanamid Co filed Critical American Cyanamid Co

1981-01-20 Application granted granted Critical

1981-01-20 Publication of CA1093921A publication Critical patent/CA1093921A/en

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M35/00—Devices for applying media, e.g. remedies, on the human body
- A61M35/003—Portable hand-held applicators having means for dispensing or spreading integral media
- A61M35/006—Portable hand-held applicators having means for dispensing or spreading integral media using sponges, foams, absorbent pads or swabs as spreading means
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
- A47K7/00—Body washing or cleaning implements
- A47K7/02—Bathing sponges, brushes, gloves, or similar cleaning or rubbing implements
- A47K7/03—Bathing sponges, brushes, gloves, or similar cleaning or rubbing implements containing soap or other cleaning ingredients, e.g. impregnated

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Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Public Health (AREA)
General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
Hematology (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
Anesthesiology (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Biomedical Technology (AREA)
Epidemiology (AREA)
Apparatus For Disinfection Or Sterilisation (AREA)
Materials For Medical Uses (AREA)
Cleaning Implements For Floors, Carpets, Furniture, Walls, And The Like (AREA)
External Artificial Organs (AREA)
Surgical Instruments (AREA)
Media Introduction/Drainage Providing Device (AREA)
Agricultural Chemicals And Associated Chemicals (AREA)

Abstract

A B S T R A C T

A single use surgical scrub device complete with its own germicide can be fashioned from an absorbent sponge attached to a sealed reservoir handle which can be ruptured easily to release the germicide immediately prior to use in any antiseptic procedure.

Description

26,167 10~3~1 The history of the search to find methods of skin antisepsis originated with Lister's use of carbolic acid in 1867. The techniques and products used to in-sure antisepsis in the prevention of postoperative wound infections, preoperative shaving and preparation of the operative site in the operating room have advanced stead-ily as the art developed. The factors influencing reduc-ed postoperative wound infection rates are many and in general are well known to those skilled in the art. Not least a~ong these is proper skin antisepsis. Since most ~' 25 bacteria do not descend below the keratinized infundi-~;~ bulum above the orifices of the sebaceous ducts, the Majority of organisms lie within easy reach of surface antiseptic maneuvers and can be rendered sterile if ef-fective ~crubbing techniques are employed. ~ith regard to the surgical scrub technique, it is knOwn that bacteria

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~ 3"3~1 1 die in logarithmic order, i.e., the majority of organ-isms are destroyed durina the first few r,linutes of scrubbing.
An effective and easy way to insure skin S antisepsis in surgical procedures is by the use of a germicide impregnated in a sponge-brush type applicator.
While this is an improvement over the multi-component products which consist of solutions, sponges, towels, etc., it has an inherent disadvantage, i.e., the germi-cide already in the sponge in a dispersed state issubject to potency deterioration.
The most pertinent prior art known to Appli-cant is Avery, United States Patent 3,768,916 (1973) which discloses a scrubbing unit enveloping a frangible ampule containing liquid soap. This device is designed to enable the user to break the ampule and to utilize the released soap while employing the scrubbing unit.
Applicant has fabricated a surgical scrub sponqe for scrubbing procedures which comprises:
~0 (a) an absorbant sponge having a bottom scrubb-ing surface and a cavity in the upper portion of said sponge;
(b) at least one puncture prong within ~aid cavity;
(c) a reservoir handle, containing a liquid germicide;
(d) a frangible lamination sealing said germi-cide within said reservoir; and (e) a means for adhesively bonding said sealed reservoir to the upper portion of said sponge over said V~3S'21 1 cavity so that when the sponge is vertically compressed, said puncture prong pierces said lamination allowing the germicide to permeate said sponge and flow to the bottom scrubbinq surface.
Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective view of an assembled scrubbing device embodying the novel features of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view in eleva-tion, taken along the lines 2-2 of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a partial perspective view of the device in Figure 1 showing a variation in the texture of the sponge.
Figure 4 is the cross-sectional view depicted in Figure 2 showing the compression of the sponge with the resulting rupture of the frangible lamination with the puncture prongs.
Figure 5 is an enlarged view of the parts of the device aligned for assemblage as a unit.
In contrast to the surgical prepping devices shown in the prior art, the present invention offers a more convenient one-piece surgical scrub device. Speci-fically, in the present invention the germicide is re-tained in a vacuum formed plastic reservoir which also functions conveniently as a handle. This will avoid the potential danger of shards resulting from broken ampules and the like. The handle reservoir can also accomodate a larger quantity of liquid than the imbedded ampules which, as a practical matter, must be somewhat smaller in size than the sponge or absorbant pad.
As shown in the drawings, the present inven-39Zl 1 vention is embodied in a surgical scrub device 10 com-prising a pre-cut absorbant sponge 15 which may be made from polyurethane, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, regenerated celllllose, foamed rubber, or any polymer, natural or synthetic, that can be foamed in situ or ex-ternally by means of Freon~ or CO2, and may be textured to provide either a particularly abrasive scrubbing surface 18 or a fine-celled scrubbing surface 17. The sponge 15 i5 designed primarily to prepare the skin to conform with any pre-operative technique. To aid in achieving the ideal aseptic conditions this scrub de-vice 10 carries its own germicide 14 in a vacuum formed reservoir handle 11 fashioned from a plastic compatible with the particular germicide employed (e.g. iodophor, alcohol, quaternary ammonium compound, etc.). The sur-face of the reservoir handle 14 may be scored or tex-tured 20 to enhance the grip. The germicide 14 is re-tained within the reservoir handle 11 with a frangible lamination 12 which can be fashioned from either paper or foil and coated with an appropriate adhesive bond for securing the reservoir handle to the uppor portion of the absorbant sponge 15.
In the upper portion of the absorbant sponge 15 is a cavity 16 which is designed to house a puncture prong 13 which may be little more than a piece of molded plastic or even a droplet of hot melt, epoxy or the like that could be dripped into place within the cavity 16 and allowed to harden. The puncture prong 13 could also be an integral part of the absorbant sponge 15 by crimpin~ or heating a small section of said sponge with-

3'~i 1 in the cavity 16 area. The crimping action could alsocoat the foam point with an epoxy or hot melt solution which would harden to provide the puncture prong 13.
In any event, the puncture prong 13 should have a point or an edge of sufficient rigidity to pierce the frang-ible lamination 12 when a moderate ~mount of force is applied.
In use, the person preparing the patient's skin for surgerv applies vertical pressure to the sponge causing the cavity 16 to move vertically upward eventually causing the frangible lamination 12 to rup-ture and release the stored germicide 14 into the ab-sorbant sponge 15.

Claims (2)

1. A surgical scrub sponge for scrubbing procedures which comprises:
(a) an absorbant sponge having a bottom scrubbing surface and a cavity in the upper portion of said sponge;
(b) at least one puncture prong within said cavity;
(c) a reservoir handle containing a liquid germicide;
(d) a frangible lamination sealing said germi-cide within said reservoir; and (e) a means for adhesively bonding the sealed reservoir to the upper portion of said sponge over the cavity so that when said sponge is vertically compressed, said puncture prong pierces said lamination allowing the germicide to permeate said sponge and flow to the bottom scrubbing surface.

2. The surgical scrub sponge of Claim 1 wherein the sponge material is polyurethane.

CA280,523A 1976-07-28 1977-06-14 Surgical scrubbing, prepping device Expired CA1093921A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US70948276A	1976-07-28	1976-07-28
US709,482		1976-07-28

Publications (1)

Publication Number	Publication Date
CA1093921A true CA1093921A (en)	1981-01-20

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
CA280,523A Expired CA1093921A (en)	1976-07-28	1977-06-14	Surgical scrubbing, prepping device

Country Status (16)

Country	Link
AU (1)	AU511052B2 (en)
BE (1)	BE857217A (en)
BR (1)	BR7704766A (en)
CA (1)	CA1093921A (en)
CH (1)	CH619616A5 (en)
DE (1)	DE2731891A1 (en)
DK (1)	DK339377A (en)
ES (1)	ES230178Y (en)
FI (1)	FI772244A (en)
FR (1)	FR2359589A1 (en)
GB (1)	GB1562640A (en)
IT (1)	IT1079885B (en)
NL (1)	NL7707561A (en)
NO (1)	NO772087L (en)
PT (1)	PT66784B (en)
SE (1)	SE7707906L (en)

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AU4264496A (en) *	1995-11-24	1997-06-19	Charles Penalba	Device for prophylactically impregnating a swab with a medicinal liquid
US5957605A (en) *	1997-10-08	1999-09-28	Gliders, Inc.	Containment and application device for liquid, semi-liquid, solid and semi-solid products and method of manufacturing same
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US8814837B2 (en)	2008-11-17	2014-08-26	Yoichi Inaba	Simple device for treating tinea unguium
US9022679B2 (en)	2012-06-22	2015-05-05	Casemed Engineering, Llc	Touch-free applicator
USD955568S1 (en)	2017-11-26	2022-06-21	Casemed Engineering, Llc	Hand-held applicator
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1977
- 1977-06-14 CA CA280,523A patent/CA1093921A/en not_active Expired
- 1977-06-14 NO NO772087A patent/NO772087L/en unknown
- 1977-06-16 AU AU26135/77A patent/AU511052B2/en not_active Expired
- 1977-07-04 IT IT50107/77A patent/IT1079885B/en active
- 1977-07-04 GB GB27986/77A patent/GB1562640A/en not_active Expired
- 1977-07-06 SE SE7707906A patent/SE7707906L/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1977-07-07 NL NL7707561A patent/NL7707561A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1977-07-08 PT PT66784A patent/PT66784B/en unknown
- 1977-07-14 DE DE19772731891 patent/DE2731891A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1977-07-19 CH CH892577A patent/CH619616A5/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1977-07-20 BR BR7704766A patent/BR7704766A/en unknown
- 1977-07-21 FI FI772244A patent/FI772244A/fi not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1977-07-27 BE BE179686A patent/BE857217A/en unknown
- 1977-07-27 DK DK339377A patent/DK339377A/en unknown
- 1977-07-28 FR FR7723297A patent/FR2359589A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1977-07-28 ES ES1977230178U patent/ES230178Y/en not_active Expired

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
NO772087L (en)	1978-01-31
PT66784A (en)	1977-08-01
ES230178U (en)	1977-10-01
GB1562640A (en)	1980-03-12
DE2731891A1 (en)	1978-02-02
BE857217A (en)	1978-01-27
AU511052B2 (en)	1980-07-24
CH619616A5 (en)	1980-10-15
IT1079885B (en)	1985-05-13
FI772244A (en)	1978-01-29
BR7704766A (en)	1978-04-04
AU2613577A (en)	1978-12-21
FR2359589A1 (en)	1978-02-24
SE7707906L (en)	1978-01-29
PT66784B (en)	1978-12-18
DK339377A (en)	1978-01-29
NL7707561A (en)	1978-01-31
ES230178Y (en)	1978-04-01

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Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1998-01-20	MKEX	Expiry

CA1093921A - Surgical scrubbing, prepping device - Google Patents