US 12,447,066 B2
Breakable swab applicator for use with a sampling cloth and a swab kit
Bernard-Marie Chaffringeon, Pitesti (RO)
Filed by Bernard-Marie Chaffringeon, Pitesti (RO)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/749,855.
Application 18/749,855 is a division of application No. 18/550,899, granted, now 12,232,937, previously published as PCT/IB2021/052278, filed on Mar. 18, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0342012 A1, Oct. 17, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61F 13/36 (2006.01); A61F 13/38 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 13/385 (2013.01) [A61B 10/0045 (2013.01); A61B 10/0291 (2013.01); A61F 13/36 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Swab applicator (1) for use with a sampling cloth (4) comprising:
a swab rod (2) and
an elongated swab head (3) disposed at an end of said swab rod (2)
the swab rod (2) and the elongated swab head (3) are connected to one another at a breakable section (5),
characterized in that the breakable section (5) comprises:
two connection walls (6) formed integrally with the swab rod (2) and the elongated swab head (3) and
a through hole (7) extending transversally on a central longitudinal axis of said breakable section (5) and delimited by the connection walls (6),
wherein each of the connection walls (6) has two lateral side faces that taper in a proximity of the breakable section (5) towards a central transverse axis of the breakable section (5) resulting in a pre-determined minimum length and thickness of each of the two connection walls (6) proximally to the central transverse axis of the breakable section (5)
such that said two connection walls (6) are strong enough to hold said swab rod (2) and said elongated swab head (3) together during normal use of said swab applicator (1) and breakable upon application of a breaking force to said swab rod (2).