Medical swab weighing apparatus
First Claim
1. A medical swab weighing apparatus, comprising a container into which used swabs may be deposited during the course of an operation, and a weighing means on which the container is removably support and which provides an electrical output signal whose value is dependent upon the instantaneous total weight of the container and contents, the weighing means having means for storing the weight of a dry swab and program means responsive to the stored weight of a dry swab and the electrical output signal for calculating and displaying, each time a swab is deposited in the container, the total weight of blood absorbed in used swabs deposited in the container and the total number of swabs deposited in the container.
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Abstract
A medical swab weighing apparatus for calculating blood loss comprises a container means for receiving swabs, the container means being removably mountable on a weighing means. The weighing means has a storage means for storing the weight of a dry swab. A programmed microprocessor is provided for calculating the weight of blood absorbed in a used swab each time a used swab is deposited in the container means.
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- 1. A medical swab weighing apparatus, comprising a container into which used swabs may be deposited during the course of an operation, and a weighing means on which the container is removably support and which provides an electrical output signal whose value is dependent upon the instantaneous total weight of the container and contents, the weighing means having means for storing the weight of a dry swab and program means responsive to the stored weight of a dry swab and the electrical output signal for calculating and displaying, each time a swab is deposited in the container, the total weight of blood absorbed in used swabs deposited in the container and the total number of swabs deposited in the container.
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