Interconnected surgical sponges
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1. A plurality of serially interconnected surgical sponges for absorption of body fluids, comprising:
- a flexible linear element and at least two surgical sponges located along the length of said linear element, at least one of said sponges affixed to said element, the length of said linear element being greater than the composite length of said sponges and said element having a gathered portion greater in length than the length of a sponge, means releasably retaining substantially the entire gathered length of said linear portion to said sponge whereby said gathered portion is extensible between said sponges when tensioned for selectively and successively increasing the length between said sponges.
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Surgical sponges which are interconnected by a linear connector and which may be used in surgical procedures without disconnecting the sponges. The sponges are serially retained on the connector in spaced relation and may be easily extended by tensioning the connector. The connector includes gathered or accumulated portions which are removably retained to the sponges for extension during the operating procedures.
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1. A plurality of serially interconnected surgical sponges for absorption of body fluids, comprising:
- a flexible linear element and at least two surgical sponges located along the length of said linear element, at least one of said sponges affixed to said element, the length of said linear element being greater than the composite length of said sponges and said element having a gathered portion greater in length than the length of a sponge, means releasably retaining substantially the entire gathered length of said linear portion to said sponge whereby said gathered portion is extensible between said sponges when tensioned for selectively and successively increasing the length between said sponges.
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- 6. A plurality of absorbent surgical sponges and a linear retainer element interconnecting adjacent sponges, said sponges serially affixed along said element and said element having gathered portions received within each of said sponges, said retainer gathered portions having a length greater than the length of said sponges and extensible out of said sponges when tensioned to vary the distance between adjacent sponges, whereby said sponges may be selectively and successively spaced along said connector for use in absorbing body fluids.
- 10. At least two absorbent surgical sponges and a linear connector, said connector having an accumulated portion greater in length than said sponges, said accumulated portion disposed within one of said sponges and fixed to opposed edges of said sponges and said connector extensible through an opening in said one sponge to increase the length between said sponges when said connector is tensioned, whereby the distance between said sponges may be varied by tensioning said connector.
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