Surgical dressing
US4961417A · kind A · utility
3Cited by
9References
5Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 1989 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/60
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical dressing adapted for fastening around orthopaedic fixator pins and similarly shaped surgical devices adjacent their sites of entry to and exit from the body, comprises a pad of resilient and absorbent material adapted to be folded around one or more fixator pins in apposition to the sites of entry and/or exit from the body; a friction member to be interposed between the pad and the fixator pins to inhibit movement of the pad along the fixator pins; and a clip adapted to be fastened around the fixator pins and at least a part of the resilient pad to clamp the pad in position around the pins.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.