Brushing – scrubbing – and general cleaning – Implements – Brush or broom
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-13
2001-09-18
Till, Terrence R. (Department: 1744)
Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning
Implements
Brush or broom
C015S106000, C015S114000, C015S104940
Reexamination Certificate
active
06289547
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND
The present invention relates to a scrub device for scrubbing hands in preparation for surgical or medical procedures.
It is known that surgeons and other members of the surgical team must scrub their hands with disinfectant to reduce the risk of contamination in the operating room. Sponges are commonly used to clean the palms, the backs of the hands, and the arms. Because the areas under the nails, along the cuticles, and between the fingers can harbor bacteria, special care must be taken to diligently scrub these sites. To reach these areas, the sponges may be sculpted to include toothed regions, such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,866,806, or the cleaning device may replace the sponge on one face with bristles, such as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,730,949 and 4,181,446. However, these toothed sponges and bristled cleaning devices typically do not fit comfortably between the fingers to scrub all the crevices on the hand. Thus, it would be advantageous to have a scrub sponge with bristles for cleaning the arm and hand, including under the nails and into the crevices on the hand, that is easy to hold and manipulate. Preferably, because it can be difficult for the surgeon to manipulate cleansing product bottles while scrubbing, the sponge would also include the cleansing product, either impregnated in the sponge or held in a reservoir within the sponge, as is known in the art.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is a surgical scrub device that includes a semi-rigid body, at least one row of bristles projecting from the body, and a sponge attached to the body. The scrub device allows the user to wash the palms and the backs of the hand, and under the fingernails and between the fingers, without the need to exchange a sponge for a brush.
In a preferred embodiment, the scrub device further includes a sponge with a disinfecting soap or with antibacterial agents impregnated within the sponge. In another preferred embodiment, the scrub device further includes a reservoir that can contain a disinfecting soap or antibacterial agent in a liquid, gel, or powder form. The soap is released from the reservoir by applying pressure to the device.
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Narula Dipak
Narula Vinod
Middleton & Reutlinger
Simunic Joan L.
Till Terrence R.
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