Device for applying medical fluid to an area and for cutting within the area

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9427253-B2
Application number	US-201113274980-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 17, 2011
Priority date	Oct 17, 2011
Publication date	Aug 30, 2016
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016

Abstract

A device for applying medical fluid to an area and for cutting within the area is provided. The device includes an inlet port, a fluid flow channel, an outlet and a blade. The inlet port is configured for receiving the medical fluid into the device. The fluid flow channel is configured for the fluid to flow through the device. A first end of the fluid flow channel is connected to the inlet port. An outlet is configured for the fluid to come out of the device. The outlet is positioned at a second end of the fluid flow channel. The blade is configured for cutting within the area.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device for applying medical fluid to an area and for cutting within the area, the device comprising:
a blade made of a single piece of material and comprising:
an inlet port positioned on a non-cutting edge of the blade and sized and shaped for coupling via insertion to an outlet port of a fluid reservoir in order to receive the medical fluid from the outlet port into the device;
a fluid flow channel configured for the medical fluid to flow through the device, a first end of the fluid flow channel connected to the inlet port, wherein the fluid flow channel branches into a plurality of channels having respective outlets, the outlets configured for the medical fluid to come out of the device to sterilize the area; and
a straight cutting edge provided parallel to the non-cutting edge, on which the inlet port is positioned, and configured for cutting in the area that the medical fluid has been applied to,
wherein each of the outlets forms a gap along the straight cutting edge of the blade.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the inlet port mates with the outlet port of the fluid reservoir via the coupling.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the inlet port has threads that mate with threads of the outlet port of the fluid reservoir.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the inlet port is a universal inlet port that is compatible with various types of fluid reservoir outlet ports.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the inlet port is located at any position on the non-cutting edge of the blade.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device includes a handle.

7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the fluid flow channel is located, at least in part, in the handle.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein each of the outlets is located at any position along the straight cutting edge of the blade.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the medical fluid comprises a liquid.

10. A method of using a device for applying medical fluid to an area and for cutting within the area, the method comprising:
connecting an inlet port positioned on a non-cutting edge of a blade of the device to a reservoir of medical fluid via insertion of an outlet port of the reservoir of the medical fluid into the inlet port, the inlet port sized and shaped for coupling to the outlet port of the reservoir, wherein the blade further comprises a straight cutting edge provided parallel to the non-cutting edge, on which the inlet port is positioned, for cutting in the area, the blade comprising a single piece of material, a fluid flow channel for the medical fluid to flow through the device, and outlets each forming a gap along the straight cutting edge of the blade;
causing the medical fluid to flow from the reservoir into the inlet port positioned on the non-cutting edge of the blade through the fluid flow channel, wherein the fluid flow channel branches into a plurality of channels corresponding to the outlets, wherein the medical fluid exits via the outlets to sterilize the area; and
cutting with the straight cutting edge of the blade in the area.

11. The method as recited by claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises:
using an edge of the device to distribute the medical fluid in the area.

12. The method as recited by claim 11 , wherein using an edge of the device to distribute the medical fluid in the area comprises using at least a portion of the straight cutting edge of the blade.

13. The method as recited by claim 10 , wherein connecting an inlet port of the device to a reservoir of medical fluid comprises inserting a syringe to the inlet port of the device.

14. The method as recited by claim 13 , wherein causing the medical fluid to flow from the reservoir into the inlet port comprises pushing a plunger in the syringe.

15. The method as recited by claim 10 , wherein the device for applying medical fluid comprises a bottle containing the medical fluid, and causing the medical fluid to flow from the reservoir into the inlet port comprises squeezing the bottle.

16. The method as recited by claim 10 , wherein causing the medical fluid to flow from the reservoir into the inlet port comprises causing one of a lubricant fluid and a solvent fluid to flow through the fluid flow channel into the area.

Assignees

• Panian Tyler Devin
• Carefusion 303 Inc

Inventors

• Panian Tyler Devin

Classifications

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