Absorbent blood wipe pad and method
First Claim
1. A medical sponge characterized by the ability to absorb body fluids, such as blood, while protecting persons using the sponge from contact with such body fluids, said sponge comprising:
- (a) a pad of absorbent material for absorbing body fluids therein and having opposite faces and peripheral side edges;
(b) a fluid permeable cover sheet of nonabsorbent material covering one face of said absorbent pad;
(c) a fluid impervious cover sheet of flexible plastic film material covering at least the other face of said absorbent pad;
(d) at least one of said cover sheets also covering said side edges of said pad and extending into contiguous relation to said other cover sheet;
(e) said cover sheets being secured together where they are contiguous to enclose said absorbent pad therebetween; and
(f) handle means on the face of said fluid impervious cover sheet opposite from said pad of absorbent material and having a medially disposed grasping portion extending generally outwardly therefrom for ease in grasping and using said sponge to wipe wounds, incisions and the like to absorb body fluids, said handle means grasping portion being isolated from said pad of absorbent material by said fluid impervious cover sheet to protect the person using the sponge from contact with such body fluids.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a medical sponge for use by medical personnel to wipe wounds, incisions and the like to absorb body fluids, such as blood, while protecting the person using the sponge from contact. The medical sponge comprises an absorbent pad enclosed which is covered on one face by fluid permeable cover sheet and on the other face by a fluid impervious cover sheet to enclose the absorbent pad. A handle is provided on the fluid impervious cover sheet for grasping and using the sponge while protecting the user from contact with blood absorbed in the absorbent pad.
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1. A medical sponge characterized by the ability to absorb body fluids, such as blood, while protecting persons using the sponge from contact with such body fluids, said sponge comprising:
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(a) a pad of absorbent material for absorbing body fluids therein and having opposite faces and peripheral side edges; (b) a fluid permeable cover sheet of nonabsorbent material covering one face of said absorbent pad; (c) a fluid impervious cover sheet of flexible plastic film material covering at least the other face of said absorbent pad; (d) at least one of said cover sheets also covering said side edges of said pad and extending into contiguous relation to said other cover sheet; (e) said cover sheets being secured together where they are contiguous to enclose said absorbent pad therebetween; and (f) handle means on the face of said fluid impervious cover sheet opposite from said pad of absorbent material and having a medially disposed grasping portion extending generally outwardly therefrom for ease in grasping and using said sponge to wipe wounds, incisions and the like to absorb body fluids, said handle means grasping portion being isolated from said pad of absorbent material by said fluid impervious cover sheet to protect the person using the sponge from contact with such body fluids. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A medical sponge characterized by the ability to absorb body fluids, such as blood, while protecting persons using the sponge from contact with such body fluids, said sponge comprising:
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(a) a pad of absorbent material for absorbing body fluids therein and having opposite faces and peripheral side edges; (b) a fluid permeable cover sheet of nonabsorbent material covering one face of said absorbent pad; (c) a fluid impervious cover sheet of flexible plastic film material covering at least the other face of said absorbent pad; (d) said cover sheets extending a predetermined distance beyond the peripheral side edges of said pad and into contiguous relation with each other; (e) said cover sheets being secured together along their contiguous peripheral edges beyond the peripheral edges of said absorbent pad to enclose said pad therebetween; and (f) handle means on the face of said fluid impervious cover sheet opposite from said pad of absorbent material and having a medially disposed grasping portion extending generally outwardly therefrom for ease in grasping and using said sponge to wipe wounds, incisions and the like to absorb body fluids, said handle means grasping portion being isolated from said pad of absorbent material by said fluid impervious cover sheet to protect the person using the sponge from contact with such body fluids. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of manufacturing a disposable medical sponge having the ability to absorb body fluids, such as blood, while protecting persons using the sponge from contact with such body fluids, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) forming a pad of absorbent material having opposite faces and peripheral side edges; (b) covering a first face of said absorbent pad with a fluid permeable cover sheet; (c) covering the other face of said absorbent pad with a fluid impervious cover sheet of flexible plastic film; (d) extending at least one of said cover sheets to cover the peripheral side edges of said pad and into contiguous relation with the other cover sheet; (e) securing said cover sheets to one another where they are contiguous to enclose said absorbent pad; and (f) providing handle means on the face of said fluid impervious cover sheet opposite from said pad of absorbent material so as to have a medially disposed grasping portion extending generally outwardly therefrom for ease in grasping and using the sponge to wipe wounds, incisions and the like to absorb body fluids such that the handle means grasping portion is isolated from the pad of absorbent material by the fluid impervious cover sheet to protect the person using the sponge from contact with such body fluids. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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