Surgery – Swab including handle with absorbent material at end thereof
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-07
2005-06-07
Foster, Jim (Department: 3728)
Surgery
Swab including handle with absorbent material at end thereof
C206S361000, C206S363000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06902538
ABSTRACT:
A swab assembly is provided which includes a swab fitted with an absorbent material at one end of a stick, and a holder for releasably capturing the swab. The holder includes a connecting bridge area with a central groove traversing along a length direction thereof flanked by first and second gripping wings, the wings being sufficiently flexible to bend between a relatively non-stressed and a stressed position allowing the stick, respectively to be engaged and to be released from the groove.
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Foster Jim
Honig Milton L.
Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc
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