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 Title: |
US4506404:
Disposable sponge
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Clay, Ambrose W. J.; Nashville, TN 37202
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1985-03-26
/ 1983-05-11
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| Application Number: |
US1983000463039
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A47L 13/16;
A61B 19/00;
IPC-7:
A47L 13/16;
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| ECLA Code: |
A61B19/34; A47L13/16;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
015/244.3;
015/218.1;
Original:
015/244.C;
015/218.1;
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| Field of Search: |
015/244 R,244 B,244 C,210 A,210 B,218.1
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| Priority Number: |
| 1983-05-11 |
US1983000463039 |
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| Abstract: |
A disposable sponge device used principally for cleaning surgical instruments and including a flexible base sponge member having opposed side and end edges and a pair of upright flexible sponge members attached to and projecting from the back surface of the base sponge member, substantially parallel to each other, and extending end-to-end of the base sponge member to function as a handle for the sponge device. The sponge device is further characterized by including, along at least one edge portion, an elongated slit opening through the edge portion for receiving the blade of a surgical instrument for cleaning.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Lackey, Harrington A. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Moore, Chris K.;
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. A disposable sponge device comprising:
- (a) a base sponge member of flexible material and predetermined thickness, having a face surface, a back surface, opposed end edge portions, and opposed side edge portions,
- (b) first and second elongated upright sponge members of flexible material attached to and projecting from said back surface, said upright sponge members extending end-to-end of said base sponge member,
- (c) said upright sponge members being spaced from each other and between said opposed side edge portions sufficiently that both said upright sponge members can be grasped and pulled toward and against each other by a single hand of the user of the sponge device, and
- (d) an elongated slit formed in one edge portion of said base sponge member between said top and bottom surfaces and opening through at least said one edge portion, for receiving the edge of a blade for cleaning the blade.
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