Surgical sponge

Details Surgical sponge Surgical sponge

1985-02-22

1986-12-02

Truluck, Dalton L.

Surgery

Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material

Absorbent pad for external or internal application and...

A61F 1300

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046262512

ABSTRACT:
A radiopaque tell-tale filament is disposed between two plies of a multi-ply surgical sponge in the quadrangular area defined by the stitched or folded edges of the sponge and an inwardly disposed continuous stitch. The ends of the tell-tale are embedded in the stitching but the intermediate portion of the filament is otherwise freely disposed in the quadrangular area.

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patent: 3756241 (1973-09-01), Patience
patent: 4068666 (1978-01-01), Schiff
patent: 4540398 (1985-09-01), Barson et al.

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