US4704109A
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Surgical sponge
Assignee: Kendall Co
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Filing: 1986-12-18
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Granted: 1987-11-03
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Expires: 2006-12-18
Abstract
Abstract A surgical sponge comprising, a sheet of absorbent material comprising entangled fibers. The sponge has an elongated radiopaque element in the sheet, with the fibers being fluidentangled about the element to retain it in place in the sheet.
Inventors
- 👤 Vytautas Rupinskas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 04:41
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/15; A61F13/44; A61B; A61B90/00; A61B90/39
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
44 words
A surgical sponge, comprising, a sheet of absorbent material comprising entangled fibers; and an elongated radiopaque element in the sheet, said fibers being fluidentanged about the element such that the element is embedded in the sheet to retain it in place in the sheet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
44 words
A surgical sponge, comprising, a sheet of absorbent material comprising entangled fibers; and an elongated radiopaque element in the sheet, said fibers being fluidentanged about the element such that the element is embedded in the sheet to retain it in place in the sheet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The sponge of claim 1 wherein the sheet is folded into a multi-ply configuration.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
10 words
The sponge of claim 1 wherein said fibers are hydrophilic.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
10 words
The sponge of claim 3 wherein said fibers comprise cotton.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
10 words
The sponge of claim 3 wherein said fibers comprise rayon.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
73 words
A method of making a surgical sponge, comprising the steps of: passing a first layer of a mass of fibers; passing a second layer of a mass of fibers adjacent the first layer; placing an elongated radiopaque element intermediate the first and second layers; and fluidentangling the fibers of the first and second layers together and about said element to form a sheet of entangled fibers with the element embedded in the sheet.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
73 words
A method of making a surgical sponge, comprising the steps of: passing a first layer of a mass of fibers; passing a second layer of a mass of fibers adjacent the first layer; placing an elongated radiopaque element intermediate the first and second layers; and fluidentangling the fibers of the first and second layers together and about said element to form a sheet of entangled fibers with the element embedded in the sheet.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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