Appeal No. 97-0774
Application 08/121,525
APPENDIX
Claim 1. A surgical sponge assembly comprising a
plurality of absorbent, compressed sponge members slidably
mounted on a flexible strand means, each of said compressed
sponge member being adapted to be moved along said strand means
to obtain engagement with adjacent sponge member surfaces, a
retaining means providing a stop for the last sponge member
located at the distal end of said flexible strand means, said
sponge assembly when its sponge members are in engagement
allowing direct placement of the sponge assembly in a cavity of a
patient and when coming in contact with fluid, swelling to move
along said strand means and form an enlarged flexible cross
sectional configuration which substantially fills at least a
portion of the cavity.
Claim 2. A surgical sponge assembly as claimed in
claim 1 wherein said each sponge member has a rectangular cross
section.
Claim 8. A surgical sponge assembly as claimed in
claim 1 wherein said retaining means comprises a loop.
Claim 10. A surgical sponge assembly as claimed in
claim 1 where said flexible strand means is a monofilament.
Claim 11. A surgical sponge assembly as claimed in
claim 1 where said flexible strand means is a multifilament.
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