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The present invention relates to control of infectious cross-contamination from writing instruments in a clinical environment. The writing instrument (2), comprises an elongate body (6), said body having towards one end a grip portion (10) including a writing nib (17) by which a user may hold and use the writing instrument, and having towards the other end a label portion (12) for presenting legible information, wherein the grip portion (10) extends along a first axis (14) and the label portion (12) extends along a second axis (16), said axes (14, 16) being inclined (α) with respect to each other. The writing instrument (2) may be mounted on mount (4), having a receptacle (34) for receiving and temporarily holding the pen (2) when not in use.

Classes IPC  ?

• B43K 23/00 - Supports ou raccords d'instruments pour écrireMoyens pour protéger les pointes d'écriture
• B43K 23/02 - Supports ou raccords d'instruments pour écrireMoyens pour protéger les pointes d'écriture avec des moyens pour empêcher la rotation
• B43K 29/00 - Combinaisons d'instruments pour écrire avec d'autres objets