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Surgical sponge with plurality of radiopaque monofilaments

US5112325A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 17, 1989
Grant dateMay 12, 1992
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Expiry dateFeb 17, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B90/39
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical sponge, particularly of the neurosurgical class, comprising a fibrous web having attached to one surface thereof a locator string comprising a bundle of X-ray detectable monofilaments that are helically overwrapped as by a yarn. One or more of the components of a preferrred string is bondable to the web by means of heat and/or pressure.

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