What is skin marker ?
Skin marker is professional use for radiology research and doctor use, to mark on patients skin before or during surgical disease treatment! It mainly contains non-toxic, nonallergenic, and non-irritating gentian violet ink which is long-lasting, scrub-resistant, practically odourless. There is also a 6’’ plastic ruler included in the sterile sealed package bag with the skin marker.
Are surgical markers safe ?
Skin marking pens are classified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as Class 1 medical devices. According to FDA, Class 1 devices present minimal potential for harm.
How to remove skin marker inks from skin ?
We can use the rubbing alcohol to remove skin marker inks from skin effectively. Just dip a cotton ball in the rubbing alcohol and wipe the markings on skin slightly several times until it is gone.
Are skin markers one time use ?
For patient safety reasons we recommend that surgical markers should be single use only.
Why are surgical marking pens purple ?
Gentian violet/purple has antiseptic properties and it has been used for over 100 years as the most common dye found in surgical skin markers. It is a triaryl-methane dye with a maximum absorbance at 590 nm,and appears as a blue-violet colour.
CONCLUSION:
- Clean and dry the skin before treatment
- Use lodine to disinfect the skin and fix markings
- Use the dilute acid alcohol to remove the markings
- Do not use if sterile package bag is opened, damaged or wet
- Do not use one same marker on different patients to avoid possible infection
- Please test before use on the patients who are sensitive to gentian violet
- Keep stock in cool, open and dry conditions, away from corrosive gas
- Temperature: ≤40℃ ; Humidity: 30 – 80%
