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DISPOSABLE VISCERAL RETAINER

  • US 3,863,639 A
  • Filed: 04/04/1974
  • Issued: 02/04/1975
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/04/1974
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A collapsible retainer including means for temporarily retaining the body contents inside a patient during the suture of an incision following surgery, comprising:

  • a. a biologically sterile sheet of flexible, crushable material configured to fit within and beneath said incision;

    b. an inflatable rib-like bladder formed in said sheet;

    c. inflation means connected to said bladder for forcing gas into said bladder to render said sheet substantially flat and rigid; and

    d. exhusting means connected to said bladder for releasing said gas therefrom to collapse said sheet.

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