Identification and accountability system for surgical sponges

Details Identification and accountability system for surgical sponges Identification and accountability system for surgical sponges

1997-08-29

1999-08-03

Polutta, Mark O.

Surgery

Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material

Absorbent pad for external or internal application and...

604362, A61F 1315, A61F 1320

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059318244

ABSTRACT:
An automatic identification system for accounting for and identifying a plurality of surgical sponges used during a surgical procedure. Machine-readable information is located on a plurality of surgical sponges. Each sponge of the plurality of surgical sponges has unique machine-readable information located thereon. The unique machine-readable information is unique for at least one surgical procedure.

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