Special receptacle or package – For a tool – Body treatment
Patent
1978-01-30
1979-09-18
Shoap, Allan N.
Special receptacle or package
For a tool
Body treatment
206 633, 206382, 206459, 206460, 206620, A61L 1702
Patent
active
041680014
ABSTRACT:
A holder for retaining sutures, needles and other surgical products used during surgical operations, with one form of the holder being made from sheet material and having intermediate portions folded over adjacent intermediate portions thereof to form a plurality of pockets which are adapted to receive and retain the sutures and needles. Such holder is provided with one or more detachable blocks of resilient material having indicia thereon for assisting in counting the needles carried by the blocks. The holder may be provided with a foldable easel stand. Another embodiment consists of a block of polyfoam material divided into first and second sections, with the first section having on the top wall thereof a decal with indicia thereon and with the second section having in the top wall thereof parallel slots for receiving surgical sutures, needles, etc. to hold them securely and conveniently in place. After the sutures and needles have been accounted for by indicating same on the decal, the first and second sections of the block are severed, with the second section containing the used sutures and needles being disposed of and with the first section being retained.
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Chapel Annette M.
Horvath Ralph S.
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