WO2023198295A1 - Surgical swab, and method for producing such surgical swabs - Google Patents

Surgical swab, and method for producing such surgical swabs Download PDF

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WO2023198295A1
WO2023198295A1 PCT/EP2022/060111 EP2022060111W WO2023198295A1 WO 2023198295 A1 WO2023198295 A1 WO 2023198295A1 EP 2022060111 W EP2022060111 W EP 2022060111W WO 2023198295 A1 WO2023198295 A1 WO 2023198295A1
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Günter Hans Kiss
Maria KLEINLUGTENBELT
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/36—Surgical swabs, e.g. for absorbency or packing body cavities during surgery
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/00051—Accessories for dressings
    • A61F13/00063—Accessories for dressings comprising medicaments or additives, e.g. odor control, PH control, debriding, antimicrobic
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B46/00—Surgical drapes
    • A61B46/20—Surgical drapes specially adapted for patients
    • A61B46/23—Surgical drapes specially adapted for patients with means to retain or hold surgical implements

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  • the invention relates to surgical swabs according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • it concerns surgical swabs, in particular made of an absorbent material, which must be removed from the surgical wound after the operation.
  • surgical swabs are used to remove blood, secretions, etc., which improves the surgeon's visibility in the operating area or the surgical wounds and is often used to stop bleeding or similar purposes.
  • Surgical swabs usually consist of absorbent material in different shapes depending on the application.
  • Surgical swabs are one of the foreign bodies used within the surgical wound during an operation, which are occasionally unintentionally left in the surgical wound because they are difficult to see when soaked in blood and, if forgotten, can pose a significant danger, even death, for the patient.
  • different measures are therefore taken to prevent swabs from remaining in surgical wounds.
  • surgical swab collectively refers to all foreign bodies that are used in an open surgical wound and for which there is a risk of being unintentionally left in the surgical wound after the end of an operation.
  • a measure recommended in Germany by the Patient Safety Alliance is to use the surgical swabs before and during and after an operation, to count according to standardized counting routines and to strictly record the counts.
  • Another measure is that surgical swabs are provided with a radiological marker so that surgical swabs that are unintentionally left in the patient can be detected using an additional X-ray post-operatively.
  • this measure is associated with costly additional effort and significant X-ray exposure for medical staff and patient, and this may then result in another surgical procedure that is significantly stressful for the patient, which leads to a prolongation of anesthesia and thus the risk of anesthesia incidents increases enormously.
  • an X-ray machine is not always available during or after an operation to detect marked surgical swabs that have been left unintentionally.
  • the invention is based on the object of finding a solution to eliminate the disadvantages of conventional measures.
  • the solution aims to avoid unnecessary X-ray exposure for medical staff and patients.
  • the solution makes surgical swabs cheaper and surgical procedures safer.
  • the invention also relates to a corresponding method for producing the surgical swab according to the invention.
  • a tensile and tear-resistant cord similar to that of a women's tampon is attached to a surgical swab made of an absorbent material, which is so long that its free end extends over the area of the surgical wound and during the The operation period can remain outside the area of the surgical wound, but does not leave the sterile operating field.
  • the surgical swab can, for example, comprise an additional piece arranged at the free end of the cord.
  • the surgical swab can comprise one or more hemostatic agents.
  • the lacing end can, for example, be equipped with an additional piece in the form of a cord end and/or final knot and/or loop with or without a knot.
  • several surgical swabs can be connected to one another by means of their additional pieces and/or their cord ends, so that they can be removed at the same time by pulling at the end of the operation.
  • another cord or the like can be used, for example by pulling the cord through the loops.
  • the lacing end or the additional piece can also include, for example, a self-adhesive material or Velcro material, by means of which the lacing ends can be connected to one another.
  • the invention therefore has the particular advantage that a safe and/or simple removal of the used surgical swabs can be carried out without additional X-ray control, which ensures that the highly stressful X-rays are avoided.
  • the flat surgical swab 1 shows a schematic representation of the surgical swab 1 according to the invention.
  • the flat surgical swab 1 consists of absorbent square bandage material. Instead of this shape, the surgical swab 1 can be in a variety of other shapes, such as: B. elongated or round, cylindrical or ball-shaped, etc. and optionally provided with a filling made of fibers.
  • the present invention can be implemented with any form of surgical swab.
  • Fig. 2 schematically illustrates a representation of a further embodiment of the surgical swab 1 system according to the invention.
  • the lacing end 4 can be equipped with an additional piece 5, for example in the form of a so-called cord end 5.1 or the like, for gripping the cord 2 in a non-slip manner.
  • the subject of the present invention is a surgical swab 1 made of an absorbent material, to which a tensile and tear-resistant cord 2 similar to that of a women's tampon is attached.
  • a surgical swab 1 made of an absorbent material, to which a tensile and tear-resistant cord 2 similar to that of a women's tampon is attached.
  • the attached cord 2 can easily fall out of the packaging to allow easy gripping of the free end 4 of the cord 2.
  • Figure 1 shows a flat surgical swab 1 made of absorbent square dressing material.
  • the surgical swab 1 can be in a variety of other shapes, such as: B. elongated or round, cylindrical or ball-shaped, etc. and optionally provided with a filling made of fibers.
  • the present invention can be carried out with any form of surgical swab 1.
  • a tensile and tear-resistant cord 2 is attached, similar to a women's tampon. Instead of fastening through Any other type of fastening can be chosen as long as it ensures a tensile and tear-resistant connection.
  • the cord 2 is at least so long that its free end 4, i.e. its end 4 that is not attached to the surgical swab 1, extends beyond this area during the use of the surgical swab 2 in the area of the surgical wound 6.1 of a patient 6.
  • the patient 6 then lies during the operation, for example on a surgical drape 7, in particular on a sterile surgical drape 7.
  • the free end 4 of the cord remains outside the area of the surgical wound 6.1 for the entire duration of the operation, but still within the sterile operating field.
  • the cord must not be so short that it could get into the surgical wound 6. I during the operation or too long to leave the operating field.
  • the lacing end 4 can be equipped with an additional piece 5, for example in the form of a so-called cord end 5.1, final knot 5.2, loop 5.3 with and without knot 5.3.1 or the like, in particular for gripping the cord 2 in a non-slip manner.
  • an additional piece 5 for example in the form of a so-called cord end 5.1, final knot 5.2, loop 5.3 with and without knot 5.3.1 or the like, in particular for gripping the cord 2 in a non-slip manner.
  • Several of the surgical swabs 1 can be connected to one another, for example by means of the additional pieces 5 or the cord ends 5.1, so that they can be removed at the same time by pulling, for example on one of the cords 2 or a connecting part, using The connecting part allows several cords (5) to be connected to one another.
  • loops 5.3 or cords 5.1 can be connected to one another using a loop, cord or ring or the like.

Abstract

A string (2) resistant to tension and tearing, and similar to that of a sanitary tampon, is fastened to a surgical swab (1) made of an absorbent material, the length of the string (2) being such that its free end (4) is able to extend out from the region of the surgical wound (6.1) and, during the operation, is able to remain lying outside the region of the surgical wound (6.1). It is thus possible to safely remove the used surgical swabs without additional X-ray monitoring, thereby ensuring that onerous exposure to X-rays is avoided.

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Operationstupfer, sowie Verfahren zur Herstellung solcher Operationstupfer Surgical swabs, and method for producing such surgical swabs
Technisches Gebiet der Erfindung Technical field of the invention
Die Erfindung betrifft Operationstupfer gemäss dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 . Im Speziellen betrifft es Operationstupfer, insbesondere aus einem saugfähigen Material, welche nach der Operation aus der Operationswunde entfernt werden müssen. The invention relates to surgical swabs according to the preamble of claim 1. In particular, it concerns surgical swabs, in particular made of an absorbent material, which must be removed from the surgical wound after the operation.
Stand der Technik State of the art
In der Tier- und Humanmedizin dienen Operationstupfer zum Entfernen von Blut, Sekreten etc., was zur Verbesserung der Sicht des Operateurs im Operationsbereich bzw. der Operationswunden führt sowie häufig auch zum Blutstillen oder ähnlichen Zwecken genutzt wird. Operationstupfer bestehen üblicherweise aus saugfähigem Material in anwendungsbedingt unterschiedlichen Formen. In veterinary and human medicine, surgical swabs are used to remove blood, secretions, etc., which improves the surgeon's visibility in the operating area or the surgical wounds and is often used to stop bleeding or similar purposes. Surgical swabs usually consist of absorbent material in different shapes depending on the application.
Operationstupfer gehören zu den bei einer Operation innerhalb der Operationswunde eingesetzten Fremdkörpern, die gelegentlich unbeabsichtigt in der Operationswunde belassen werden, da diese blutgetränkt schwer sichtbar sind und im Falle des Vergessen-Werdens eine erhebliche Gefahr, bis hin zum Tode für den Patienten darstellen können. Im Stand der Technik werden daher unterschiedliche Massnahmen ergriffen, um das Verbleiben von Tupfern in Operationswunden vorzubeugen. Surgical swabs are one of the foreign bodies used within the surgical wound during an operation, which are occasionally unintentionally left in the surgical wound because they are difficult to see when soaked in blood and, if forgotten, can pose a significant danger, even death, for the patient. In the prior art, different measures are therefore taken to prevent swabs from remaining in surgical wounds.
Für den Zweck dieser Beschreibung werden mit dem Begriff Operationstupfer zusammenfassend alle Fremdkörper bezeichnet, die in einer offenen Operationswunde zum Einsatz kommen und für die das Risiko besteht, dass sie nach dem Ende einer Operation unbeabsichtigt in der Operationswunde belassen werden. For the purpose of this description, the term surgical swab collectively refers to all foreign bodies that are used in an open surgical wound and for which there is a risk of being unintentionally left in the surgical wound after the end of an operation.
Eine Massnahme, die in Deutschland vom Aktionsbündnis Patientensicherheit empfohlen wird, besteht darin, die Operationstupfer vor, während und nach einer Operation gemäss standardisierten Zählroutinen zu zählen und die Zählungen streng zu protokollieren. A measure recommended in Germany by the Patient Safety Alliance is to use the surgical swabs before and during and after an operation, to count according to standardized counting routines and to strictly record the counts.
Jedoch sind Fehler beim Zählen, verursacht durch Konzentrationsschwächen durch zu lange Arbeitszeiten und einer somit gesteigerten Müdigkeit, sowie Ablenkung durch persönliche Gespräche oder ein Wechsel von zwei Operationsteams während einer langen Operation nicht selten. Mit dieser Massnahme kann zwar eine Verringerung der Fehlerzahl erreicht werden, aber eine sichere Vermeidung ist nicht gewährleistet. However, errors in counting are not uncommon, caused by a lack of concentration due to working hours that are too long and therefore increased fatigue, as well as distraction due to personal conversations or a change of two surgical teams during a long operation. Although this measure can reduce the number of errors, it cannot be guaranteed that they can be completely avoided.
Eine andere Massnahme besteht darin, dass Operationstupfer mit einem radiologischen Marker versehen sind, so dass unbeabsichtigt im Patienten belassene Operationstupfer durch ein zusätzliches Röntgen post-operative festgestellt werden können. Allerdings ist diese Massnahme mit einem kostenintensiven Zusatzaufwand, sowie einer erheblichen Röntgenstrahlenbelastung für medizinisches Personal und Patient verbunden, ggf. kommt es dann auch zu einem weiteren, den Patienten erheblich belastenden operativen Eingriff, welcher zu einer Verlängerung der Anästhesie führt und somit das Risiko für Anästhesiezwischenfälle enorm ansteigt. Another measure is that surgical swabs are provided with a radiological marker so that surgical swabs that are unintentionally left in the patient can be detected using an additional X-ray post-operatively. However, this measure is associated with costly additional effort and significant X-ray exposure for medical staff and patient, and this may then result in another surgical procedure that is significantly stressful for the patient, which leads to a prolongation of anesthesia and thus the risk of anesthesia incidents increases enormously.
Nicht nur die zusätzlichen Röntgenstrahlen sind zu beachten, auch die zusätzlich enormen Kosten der radiologisch markierten Tupfer sollten nicht äusser Acht gelassen werden. Not only do the additional X-rays have to be taken into account, but the additional enormous costs of the radiologically marked swabs should not be ignored.
Ausserdem steht in vielen Teilen der Welt nicht immer ein Röntgengerät während oder nach einer Operation zur Verfügung, um unbeabsichtigt belassene markierte Operationstupfer aufzufinden. In addition, in many parts of the world, an X-ray machine is not always available during or after an operation to detect marked surgical swabs that have been left unintentionally.
Darstellung der Erfindung Presentation of the invention
Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Lösung zum Beheben der Nachteile herkömmlicher Massnahmen zu finden. Durch die Lösung soll eine unnötige Röntgenstrahlenbelastung für medizinisches Personal und Patienten vermieden werden. Insbesondere werden die Operationstupfer durch die Lösung preiswerter und die chirurgischen Eingriffe damit sicherer. The invention is based on the object of finding a solution to eliminate the disadvantages of conventional measures. The solution aims to avoid unnecessary X-ray exposure for medical staff and patients. In particular, the solution makes surgical swabs cheaper and surgical procedures safer.
Gemäss der vorliegenden Erfindung werden diese Ziele insbesondere durch die Elemente der unabhängigen Ansprüche erreicht. Weitere vorteilhafte Ausführungsformen gehen ausserdem aus den abhängigen Ansprüchen und der Beschreibung hervor. Neben dem erfindungsgemässen Operationstupfer betrifft die Erfindung ebenfalls ein entsprechendes Verfahren zur Herstellung des erfindungsgemässen Operationstupfers. According to the present invention, these objectives are achieved in particular by the elements of the independent claims. Further advantageous embodiments also emerge from the dependent claims and the description. In addition to the surgical swab according to the invention, the invention also relates to a corresponding method for producing the surgical swab according to the invention.
Insbesondere werden diese Ziele der Erfindung dadurch erreicht, dass an einem Operationstupfer aus einem saugfähigen Material eine zug- und reissfeste Schnur ähnlich der eines Damentampons befestigt ist, die so lang ist, dass sich ihr freies Ende über den Bereich der Operationswunde heraus erstrecken und während der Operationsdauer ausserhalb des Bereichs der Operationswunde liegen bleiben kann, jedoch das sterile Operationsfeld nicht verlässt. Der Operationstupfer kann z.B. ein am freien Ende der Schnur angeordnetes Zusatzstück umfassen. Weiter kann der Operationstupfer ein oder mehrere blutstillende Mittel umfassen. Das Schnürende kann z.B. mit einem Zusatzstück in Form eines Kordel-Abschlusses und/oder abschliessendem Knotens und/oder Schlaufe mit oder ohne Knoten ausgestattet sein. Insbesondere können mehrere Operationstupfer mittels ihrer Zusatzstücke und/oder ihrer Kordel- Abschlüsse miteinander verbindbar sein, so dass sie gleichzeitig miteinander durch Ziehen am Schluss der Operation entfernbar sind. Für das Verbinden der Kordel- Abschlüsse und/oder abschliessenden Knoten und/oder Schlaufen etc. kann z.B. eine weitere Schnur oder dergleichen verwendet werden, indem die Schur z.B. durch die Schleifen gezogen wird. Die Schnürende bzw. das Zusatzstück kann z.B. auch ein selbstklebendes Material oder Klettmaterial umfassen, mittels welchem die Schnürenden miteinander verbunden werden können. Die Erfindung hat somit insbesondere den Vorteil, dass ein sicheres und/oder einfaches Entfernen der benutzten Operationstupfer ohne eine zusätzliche Röntgenkontrolle durchgeführt werden kann, womit ein Vermeiden der stark belastenden Röntgenstrahlen gewährleistet ist. In particular, these aims of the invention are achieved in that a tensile and tear-resistant cord similar to that of a women's tampon is attached to a surgical swab made of an absorbent material, which is so long that its free end extends over the area of the surgical wound and during the The operation period can remain outside the area of the surgical wound, but does not leave the sterile operating field. The surgical swab can, for example, comprise an additional piece arranged at the free end of the cord. Furthermore, the surgical swab can comprise one or more hemostatic agents. The lacing end can, for example, be equipped with an additional piece in the form of a cord end and/or final knot and/or loop with or without a knot. In particular, several surgical swabs can be connected to one another by means of their additional pieces and/or their cord ends, so that they can be removed at the same time by pulling at the end of the operation. For connecting the cord ends and/or final knots and/or loops etc., another cord or the like can be used, for example by pulling the cord through the loops. The lacing end or the additional piece can also include, for example, a self-adhesive material or Velcro material, by means of which the lacing ends can be connected to one another. The invention therefore has the particular advantage that a safe and/or simple removal of the used surgical swabs can be carried out without additional X-ray control, which ensures that the highly stressful X-rays are avoided.
Kurze Beschreibung der Zeichnung Im Folgenden wird die Erfindung anhand von Figuren beispielhaft erläutert. Gleiche Gegenstände sind in den Figuren grundsätzlich mit gleichen Bezugszeichen bezeichnet. Short description of the drawing The invention is explained below by way of example using figures. The same objects are generally designated with the same reference numerals in the figures.
Fig. 1 zeigt eine schematische Darstellung des erfindungsgemässen Operationstupfer 1 . Der flächige Operationstupfer 1 besteht aus saugfähigem quadratischem Verbandsmaterial. Anstelle dieser Form kann der Operationstupfer 1 in einer Vielzahl von anderen Formen, wie z. B. länglich oder rund, zylindrisch oder ballenförmig etc. ausgebildet und wahlweise mit einer Füllung aus Fasern versehen sein. Die vorliegende Erfindung ist mit jeder beliebigen Form von Operationstupfern ausführbar. 1 shows a schematic representation of the surgical swab 1 according to the invention. The flat surgical swab 1 consists of absorbent square bandage material. Instead of this shape, the surgical swab 1 can be in a variety of other shapes, such as: B. elongated or round, cylindrical or ball-shaped, etc. and optionally provided with a filling made of fibers. The present invention can be implemented with any form of surgical swab.
Fig. 2 illustriert schematisch eine Darstellung einerweiteren Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemässen Systems Operationstupfer 1 . Gemäss dieser Ausführungsform kann das Schnürende 4 mit einem Zusatzstück 5 ausgestattet sein, beispielsweise in Form eines sog. Kordel-Abschlusses 5.1 oder dergleichen, zum rutschsicheren Erfassen der Schnur 2. Fig. 2 schematically illustrates a representation of a further embodiment of the surgical swab 1 system according to the invention. According to this embodiment, the lacing end 4 can be equipped with an additional piece 5, for example in the form of a so-called cord end 5.1 or the like, for gripping the cord 2 in a non-slip manner.
Detaillierte Beschreibung der Erfindung Detailed description of the invention
Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung ist ein Operationstupfer 1 aus einem saugfähigen Material, an welchem eine zug- und reissfeste Schnur 2 ähnlich der eines Damentampons befestigt ist. Beim Öffnen der Tupferverpackung kann die befestigte Schnur 2 komplikationslos aus der Verpackung fallen, um ein einfaches Greifen des freien Endes 4 der Schnur 2 zu ermöglichen. The subject of the present invention is a surgical swab 1 made of an absorbent material, to which a tensile and tear-resistant cord 2 similar to that of a women's tampon is attached. When opening the swab packaging, the attached cord 2 can easily fall out of the packaging to allow easy gripping of the free end 4 of the cord 2.
Figur 1 zeigt einen flächigen Operationstupfer 1 aus saugfähigem quadratischem Verbandsmaterial. Anstelle dieser Form kann der Operationstupfer 1 in einer Vielzahl von anderen Formen, wie z. B. länglich oder rund, zylindrisch oder ballenförmig etc. ausgebildet und wahlweise mit einer Füllung aus Fasern versehen sein. Die vorliegende Erfindung ist mit jeder beliebigen Form von Operationstupfern 1 ausführbar. Figure 1 shows a flat surgical swab 1 made of absorbent square dressing material. Instead of this shape, the surgical swab 1 can be in a variety of other shapes, such as: B. elongated or round, cylindrical or ball-shaped, etc. and optionally provided with a filling made of fibers. The present invention can be carried out with any form of surgical swab 1.
An einer Stelle 3 des Operationstupfers 1 ist eine zug- und reissfeste Schnur 2 ähnlich wie bei einem Damentampon befestigt. Anstelle der Befestigung durch Annähen kann jede andere Befestigungsart gewählt werden, sofern sie eine zug- und reissfeste Verbindung sichert. At one point 3 of the surgical swab 1, a tensile and tear-resistant cord 2 is attached, similar to a women's tampon. Instead of fastening through Any other type of fastening can be chosen as long as it ensures a tensile and tear-resistant connection.
Die Schnur 2 ist mindestens so lang, dass sich ihr freies, d.h. ihr nicht am Operationstupfer 1 befestigtes Ende 4 während des Einsatzes des Operationstupfers 2 im Bereich der Operationswunde 6.1 eines Pateinten 6 über diesen Bereich hinaus erstreckt. Der Patient 6 dann während der Operation z.B. auf einem Operationstuch 7, insbesondere auf einem sterilen Operationstuch 7, liegen. Wenn der Operationstupfer 1 zum Einsatz kommt, bleibt das freie Ende 4 der Schnur während der gesamten Operationsdauer ausserhalb des Bereichs der Operationswunde 6.1 liegen, jedoch noch innerhalb des sterilen Operationsfeldes. Zu diesem Zweck darf die Schnur auch nicht so knapp bemessen sein, dass sie während der Operation in die Operationswunde 6. I gelangen könnte oder zu lang, um das Operationsfeld zu verlassen. The cord 2 is at least so long that its free end 4, i.e. its end 4 that is not attached to the surgical swab 1, extends beyond this area during the use of the surgical swab 2 in the area of the surgical wound 6.1 of a patient 6. The patient 6 then lies during the operation, for example on a surgical drape 7, in particular on a sterile surgical drape 7. When the surgical swab 1 is used, the free end 4 of the cord remains outside the area of the surgical wound 6.1 for the entire duration of the operation, but still within the sterile operating field. For this purpose, the cord must not be so short that it could get into the surgical wound 6. I during the operation or too long to leave the operating field.
Vor dem Verschliessen der Operationswunde 6.1 werden alle dort befindlichen Operationstupfer 1 an den Schnüren 5 herausgezogen. Damit ist sichergestellt, dass keine Operationstupfer 1 unbeabsichtigt in der Operationswunde 6.1 belassen bleiben. Before the surgical wound 6.1 is closed, all surgical swabs 1 located there are pulled out on the cords 5. This ensures that no surgical swabs 1 are unintentionally left in the surgical wound 6.1.
Wie insbesondere Figur 2 illustriert, kann gemäss einerweiteren Ausführungsform der Erfindung das Schnürende 4 mit einem Zusatzstück 5 ausgestattet sein, beispielsweise in Form eines sog. Kordel-Abschlusses 5.1 , abschliessendem Knoten 5.2, Schlaufe 5.3 mit und ohne Knoten 5.3.1 oder dergleichen, insbesondere zum rutschsicheren Erfassen der Schnur 2. Mehrere der Operationstupfer 1 können z.B. mittels der Zusatzstücke 5 bzw. der Kordel-Abschlüsse 5.1 miteinander verbindbar sein, so dass sie gleichzeitig miteinander durch Ziehen, z.B. an einem der Schüre 2 oder einem Verbindungsteil entfernbar sind, wobei mittels dem Verbindungsteil mehrere Kordeln (5) miteinander verbunden werden können. Z.B. können Schlaufen 5.3 oder Kordeln 5.1 mittels einer Schlaufe, Schnur oder Ring oder dergleichen miteinander verbunden werden. Bezugszeichen As illustrated in particular in Figure 2, according to a further embodiment of the invention, the lacing end 4 can be equipped with an additional piece 5, for example in the form of a so-called cord end 5.1, final knot 5.2, loop 5.3 with and without knot 5.3.1 or the like, in particular for gripping the cord 2 in a non-slip manner. Several of the surgical swabs 1 can be connected to one another, for example by means of the additional pieces 5 or the cord ends 5.1, so that they can be removed at the same time by pulling, for example on one of the cords 2 or a connecting part, using The connecting part allows several cords (5) to be connected to one another. For example, loops 5.3 or cords 5.1 can be connected to one another using a loop, cord or ring or the like. Reference symbols
1 Operationstupfer 1 surgical swab
2 Zug- und reissfeste Schnur 2 tensile and tear-resistant cords
3 Befestigungsstelle derzug- und reissfeste Schnur am Operationstupfer 4 Schnürende 3 Attachment point for the tensile and tear-resistant cord on the surgical swab 4 End of the cord
5 Zusatzstück am Schnürende 5 additional pieces at the end of the laces
5.1 Kordelabschluss 5.1 Cord closure
5.2 Abschliessender Knoten 5.2 Final node
5.3 Schlaufe 5.3.1 Knoten 5.3 Loop 5.3.1 Knot
6 Patient 6 patients
6.1 Operationswunde 6.1 Surgical wound
7 Operationstuch 7 surgical drape

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1. Operationstupfer (1 ) aus einem saugfähigen Material, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass an einer Befestigungsstelle (3) an ihm eine zug- und reissfeste Schnur (2) ähnlich der eines Damentampons befestigt ist, die so lang ist, dass sich ihr freies Ende (4) über den Bereich der Operationswunde (6.1 ) heraus erstrecken und während der Operationsdauer ausserhalb des Bereichs der Operationswunde (6.1 ) liegen bleiben kann, jedoch das sterile Operationsfeld nicht verlässt. 1. Surgical swab (1) made of an absorbent material, characterized in that a tensile and tear-resistant cord (2) similar to that of a women's tampon is attached to it at an attachment point (3), which is so long that its free end ( 4) extend beyond the area of the surgical wound (6.1) and can remain outside the area of the surgical wound (6.1) for the duration of the operation, but does not leave the sterile operating field.
2. Operationstupfer (1 ) aus einem saugfähigen Material nach Anspruch 1 , gekennzeichnet durch ein am freien Ende (4) der Schnur (2) angeordnetes Zusatzstück (5). 2. Surgical swab (1) made of an absorbent material according to claim 1, characterized by an additional piece (5) arranged at the free end (4) of the cord (2).
3. Operationstupfer (1 ) aus einem saugfähigen Material nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er ein oder mehrere blutstillende Mittel umfasst. 3. Surgical swab (1) made of an absorbent material according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that it comprises one or more hemostatic agents.
4. Operationstupfer (1 ) aus einem saugfähigen Material nach einem der Ansprüche 2 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Schnürende (4) mit einem Zusatzstück (5) in Form eines Kordel-Abschlusses (5.1 ) und/oder abschliessendem Knotens (5.2) und/oder Schlaufe (5.3) mit oder ohne Knoten (5.3.1 ) ausgestattet ist. 4. Surgical swab (1) made of an absorbent material according to one of claims 2 or 3, characterized in that the lacing end (4) with an additional piece (5) in the form of a cord end (5.1) and / or final knot (5.2) and/or loop (5.3) is equipped with or without knot (5.3.1).
5. Operationstupfer (1 ) aus einem saugfähigen Material nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass mehrere Operationstupfer (1 ) mittels des Zusatzstück (5) und/oder des Kordel-Abschlusses (5.1 ) miteinander verbindbar sind, so dass sie gleichzeitig miteinander durch Ziehen entfernbar sind. 5. Surgical swab (1) made of an absorbent material according to claim 4, characterized in that several surgical swabs (1) can be connected to one another by means of the additional piece (5) and / or the cord end (5.1) so that they can be pulled together at the same time are removable.
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