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Surgical sponge counter and disposal container

  • US 4,784,267 A
  • Filed: 07/20/1987
  • Issued: 11/15/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/20/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A container for quickly and accurately counting used surgical sponges at the conclusion of surgery, said container comprising a lower half and an upper half, hinge means connecting an edge of said lower half and an edge of said upper half for closing said upper half onto said lower half, said lower half of said container having a plurality of spaced substantially parallel walls forming a plurality of troughs adapted to receive used surgical sponges, alternate walls of said plurality of walls having a shorter height than adjacent walls of said plurality of walls so that trough on opposite sides of said alternate walls are adapted to receive either small sponges or a large sponge, said upper half of said container having a plurality of substantially parallel projections arranged to be complementary to said plurality of troughs, whereby a projection on said upper half extends within a portion of each of said plurality of troughs formed on said lower half when said upper half is closed onto said lower half and means on said upper half and means on said lower half for firmly holding said upper half in the closed position on said lower half when said container is closed.

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