US Patent 7377709 Antimicrobial hand sanitizer and writing pen

A combination writing instrument and hand sanitizer including a cartridge containing a mechanical finger pump at a first end and a retractable pen nib at a second end. The cartridge contains an effective antimicrobial hand sanitizer solution therein which is readily dispensed by the finger pump. The writing instrument is useful for personnel in the healthcare industry and food industry where if function both as a device for recording information and a hand sanitizer.