Surgical sponge with plurality of radiopaque monofilaments
US5112325A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 17, 1989 |
| Grant date | May 12, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2009 |
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- 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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