Absorbent article useful in medical applications

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1995-10-05

1996-11-19

Willse, David H.

Surgery

Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material

Absorbent pad for external or internal application and...

156204, A61F 1300

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055757812

ABSTRACT:
An absorbent article useful in medical applications and particularly useful as a medical sponge. The article includes a multilayered absorbent web material having at least first and second side edges thereof twice-folded inwardly of the body of the article and at least an elongated radiopaque element anchored and fully covered by the marginal folds of the web material. In one embodiment, there is included a flexible loop element having its opposite ends anchored in the marginal folds of the web material and having the bight portion thereof extending unsupported from its anchoring marginal folds. A method for the manufacture of the absorbent article is disclosed.

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